A recent online discussion has sparked debate after a senior resident doctor from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences ...

No discussion of fluid movement is complete without highlighting the vital role of electrolytes. These charged minerals, ...

An AIIMS doctor challenges Pooja Makhija's views on salt and saline, stating that saline is a fluid replacement and that ...

* LIPOSUCTION is a means of removing fat that cannot be broken down by exercise or diet. * NO more than half a stone of fat should be removed at once. If more is taken, the patient may lose too much ...

Most surgeons these days use a tumescence technique, ie wet liposuction where a lot of fluid is injected in to the area which is to have liposuction, before undertaking the liposuction itself. Certain ...

The tumescent technique involves injecting the saline and local anaesthetic solution and a blood vessel constrictor drug (to ...

The most significant factor driving osmosis is the difference in solute concentration between two fluid compartments. This ...

Savara advances BLA plans with strong molgramostim data, large aPAP market potential, and a reinforced cash position. Find ...

Scientific evidence confirms that warm salt-water gargling effectively reduces throat pain and improves swallowing comfort by ...

In older adults, low sodium often results from certain medications, kidney issues, or infections. Because multiple factors may contribute, treatment depends on identifying the underlying cause. Sodium ...

Terminally ill, she contacted obituary reporters looking to be interviewed about her life and imminent death — to be “at her own wake,” a colleague said. By Jeré Longman Carol Saline contacted the ...

The Food and Drug Administration has declared that the nationwide shortage of sodium chloride 0.9% injection, for IV saline, is now over. The FDA credited the end of the shortage on its collaboration ...