DaVita Blogs
April 16, 2008
Fast food started out as a convenience to eating on the go but quickly changed to an unhealthy diet. Now that people are becoming more health conscious, the fast food industry has started offering low-fat meal options. The new meal options are even designed to fit your renal diet. The key is knowing what to eat and what to stay away from.
April 14, 2008
Kidney patients were once limited to only compatible donors. However, the paired-exchange program allows any living incompatible donor to donate their kidney. This information was shared at NKF’s 2008 Spring Clinical Meetings in Dallas. full story
April 11, 2008
The Take 2 Tell 5 campaign was created for people at risk of developing kidney failure. It’s especially designed for African Americans with kidney disease. The idea behind the program is to help raise awareness. By spending only two minutes for kidney disease testing and telling five friends and/or family members to get tested, it may help reduce or prevent kidney disease.
April 10, 2008
The PKD Foundation is offering a free information packet and a trial issue of the PKD Progress magazine. The information packet contains patient manuals, Q & A e-book, dialysis overview and more in 16 languages.
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