Health
Mercury levels dropping in younger US women
(HealthDay)—Mercury levels in American women of childbearing age have dropped about one-third over a decade, a new federal study shows.
Nov 21, 2013
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News tagged with acid levels
Health
Some 'healthy' vegetable oils may actually increase risk of heart disease
Some vegetable oils that claim to be healthy may actually increase the risk of heart disease, and Health Canada should reconsider cholesterol-lowering claims on food labelling, states an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...
Nov 11, 2013
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Health
Acid levels in the diet could have profound effects on kidney health
Three new studies suggest that controlling dietary acid intake could help improve kidney health. Results of these studies will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2013 November 5-10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, ...
Nov 09, 2013
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Medications
Risk of osteoporosis drug's side effects not significant, researchers find
The risks of developing kidney failure and a calcium deficiency from the popular osteoporosis drug zoledronic acid are extremely rare, according to researchers at Loyola University Health System (LUHS). These findings were ...
Oct 31, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in the kidney
Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) develops in response to the loss of acid secretion by α-intercalated cells in the kidney. The inability to remove acid from the body results in low blood potassium levels (hypokalemia), ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Medical research
Adjusting bacteria in intestines may lead to obesity treatments
A drug that appears to target specific intestinal bacteria in the guts of mice may create a chain reaction that could eventually lead to new treatments for obesity and diabetes in humans, according to a team of researchers.
Sep 24, 2013
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Addiction
Stoners beware: Exercising might lead to a positive drug test
(Medical Xpress)—Exercise is essential to a healthy lifestyle, but new research led by the University of Sydney shows that for cannabis users, it could also lead to positive drug tests.
Sep 12, 2013
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Medical research
Insulin secretion disrupted by increased fatty acids
Patients with type 2 diabetes have increased levels of circulating glucose and fatty acids, which lead to disease complications. In healthy individuals, β cells within pancreatic islets release insulin in response to glucose ...
Sep 09, 2013
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Diabetes
Key protein accelerates diabetes in two ways
The same protein tells beta cells in the pancreas to stop making insulin and then to self-destruct as diabetes worsens, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study published online today in the journal ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Health
Formula-fed babies may be more susceptible to chronic disease, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Formula-fed infants experience metabolic stress that could make them more susceptible than breast-fed infants to a wide range of health issues such as obesity, diabetes, liver problems and cardiovascular ...
Aug 09, 2013
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