Recent studies evaluating hemodialysis adequacy as determined by initiation timing, frequency, duration, and membrane type and prompted an update to the guideline.
The analysis presented here is an update to the guideline analysis, using most up-to-date published cost figures, and incorporating the total number of weeks in employment as an extra outcome measure.
The updates to the guidelines for federal contractors highlight the calls for federal legislation that would extend similar protections to all US workers.
When the 2010 DGAs were first announced last January, like a lot of people, I was pleasantly surprised by many of the updates to the guidelines from their previous iteration in 2005.
In this way, it can suggest improvements and updates to the guidelines based on evidence.
Any updates to the Guideline in the interim will be noted on the websites of ESGE (http://www.esge.com/esge-guidelines.html) and ESGAR (http://www.esgar.org).
As the heads of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services, respectively, Vilsack and Burwell are responsible for issuing this year's update to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
