The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) has designated the Renal Fellow Network as an ISN web favorite. The contributors to the RFN are proud of this designation and plan on continuing this wonderful resource for nephrology fellows (and…
Efforts aimed at lowering homocysteine levels in order to prevent the progression of CKD and cardiovascular disease takes another major hit in the April 28 issue of JAMA. High dose B-vitamin therapy has been shown to lower the…
Lactic acidosis is frequently seen in the hospital setting. Diverse etiologies account for the accumulation of lactic acid as reviewed by Nathan last year. The main impetus for the production of lactate is having a hypoxic state either…
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) announced the creation of a “fellow’s” website today. You can locate this site by following the link or going to the “training” tab of the main ASN website (www.asn-online.org). The ASN fellow’s…
Population-wide salt reduction is gaining increased media and political attention over the last few years. The most notable example is the National Salt Reduction Initiative (NSRI) spearheaded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. This initiative was unveiled…
Renal Fellow Network is now on Twitter. Follow @RenalFellowNtwk for the latest blog updates about current nephrology-related news.
The much awaited results from the ACCORD-BP trial were recently presented at the ACC scientific session in Atlanta and published online in the NEJM on March 14th. The Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) was a…
The renin-angiotensin system is powerful regulator of blood pressure homeostasis. An article published in the March 24 issue of JASN highlights an emerging area of research into the modulation of AT1 receptors on different tissues. The majority of…
