Today in Kidney News- 3/5/14

Today in kidney news I am reading about a chemicle that is found in fish and was previously thought to be safe in small amounts can actuially cause damage to your kidneys. The article is here http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140207083619.htm. They are still in the beginning phases of testing but it has been proven to damage the kidneys in rats (and how different are we really? :)) 

On a more posative note, I found this article from September about implantable artifical kidneys. Interesting read. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/266471.php. 

Hope everyone is doing well. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.