April 03, 2023 BMJ : British Medical Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This pooled analysis examining more than 25,000 patients found a modest but significant reduction in the rates of incident CKD at follow-up (defined as new eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2) among patients consuming higher levels of seafood-derived omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA). The results showed […]
Catherine S. Yang, M.D., and Leslie Robinson-Bostom, M.D. April 30, 2015 N Engl J Med 2015; 372:1748 A 59-year-old woman who had undergone transplantation of the left kidney 16 years earlier for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease presented with an incidental finding of nail changes that had been present for at least 3 years. […]
Daniel M. Keller, PhD November 21, 2014 PHILADELPHIA — The proportion of patients experiencing a rapid decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) can be decreased significantly with niacin, as can all-cause mortality, according to results from an observational study. “Across all models of adjustment, patients who took niacin had an 11% decreased risk of […]
Walking Doesn’t Hurt, May Help in CKD Frontline Medical News, 2014 Apr 10, MA Moon Full Story Neither acute bouts of moderate walking nor regular moderate walking are unsafe in patients who have predialysis chronic kidney disease, and both types of exercise may actually reduce systemic inflammation and improve immune function in these patients, according […]