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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Know the Risks

Do you know your risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Risk factors are things that make it more likely you will have kidney disease. Some of...

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Disease prevention,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Tests and Procedures

Your Waist Size and Your Kidneys

More and more Americans are obese. And, more and more Americans are developing CKD. This epidemic is so great that nearly onethird of all adults are ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

6 of the Best and Worst Condiments for Health

Summer is here and its time to fire up the grill! Throw on the chicken and burgers, but think twice before loading up on the extras. Extras can rui...

Foods to avoid,

Diet and meal planning,

Food and cooking,

Diet and nutrition,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

Dialysis Doesn't Tie Down Long Island Grandmother

For as far back as she can remember, Dolores Bisagni has suffered from high blood pressure. "I think I've had it forever," she says. Somehow, the cond...

High blood pressure,

Cardiovascular disease,

Diseases and conditions,

Treatments and therapies

Dialysis: Filtering Myths from Facts

Kidney failure can strike anyone at any age -men, women and children. For more than 380,000 Americans with kidney failure, dialysis treatment performs...

Dialysis access,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

The Right Food Can Help Fight Kidney Disease

Skim milk, cantaloupe and brown rice may be the keys to preserving kidney function. According to research, eating poorly, smoking and obesity can caus...

Food and cooking,

Healthy habits,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

10 Things Every Dialysis Patient Should Know - E-Kidney | May 2012

When you develop end stage kidney failure, your kidneys aren't able to function on their own anymore. This usually occurs when you lose about 85-90% o...

Foods to avoid,

Food and cooking,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

Healthful Holiday Dining Guide - E-Kidney | Nov 2012

Surviving the holidays with healthy habits intact can be tricky for anyone, but for those with kidney disease theres more at stake than just the numb...

Diet and meal planning,

Diet and nutrition,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

5 Tips for Sun Protection

Summertime often means lots of outdoor time. To help kidney patients protect themselves from the sun's damaging UV rays, here are the top 5 Tips from ...

Kidney transplantation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

The NKF Urges Passage of New Home Dialysis Bill

Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act aims to reduce barriers to treatment and increase access to care (April 22, 2024, Washington, DC) The National...