Sodium

Less sodium,less pressure

Dr. Frank Sacks, chair of the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) says by reducing salt intake and following a good diet pattern are as effective in decreasing blood pressure as antihypertensive medications.In addition, following these dietary guidelines// could lead to a 20% decrease in the prevalence of heart disease and a 35% decrease in the prevalence of strokes. The DA...

Scientists push to lower hidden sodium in food

"Nobody ever said, 'Do you want that salt in your food?' Somebody put it there for you." Being overweight and inactive are the major culprits for high blood pressure, but too much salt plays a role, too. The 50 million Americans with hypertension are advised to eat a low-sodium diet, about 1,500 milligrams a day. Now public health specialists are pressuring food manufacturers and restaur...

Sodium nitrite salt intake found to increases blood flow

Sodium nitrite which is used as a food preservative could become a treatment medicine for various diseases such as sickle cell anemia, heart attacks, and brain disorders. When oxygen level in blood// comes down, the nitrite in the body gets converted to nitric oxide leading to dilation of the vessels leading to formation of more blood and more oxygen. Sodium nitrite may help to understand the mec...

Americans Consume Far Too Much Salt and Sodium

Americans consume far too much sodium, putting them at risk for high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, according to a new study published in the current issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. // Although people who already have high blood pressure, or hypertension, generally consume less sodium than others, their average daily intake is still far higher than rec...

Helicobacter pylori effectively killed by Sodium nitrite

Sodium nitrite which is used as a food preservative is found to kill Helicobacter pylori; the bacterium which is responsible for causing stomach ulcers//, these bacteria is predominant in cystic fibrosis patients and is also responsible for disease severity. The study was conducted by the researchers from University of Cincinnati. The new study suggests, however, that a mutation--known...

Sodium Nitrate Destroys The Bacteria That Plugs The Air Passage In CF Patients

Sodium nitrite is commonly used as a preservative to cure meat products. A study shows that it has the ability to kill the bacteria that causes thickening of the mucus in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. // The experiment is carried out in laboratory animal models. Daniel Hassett, Ph.D., an associate professor of genetics at the University of Cincinnati said that Pseudomonas aer...

Sodium Hyaluronate Shows Promise In Treatment Of Shoulder Pain

A novel study conducted by Columbia University Medical Center has shown that sodium hyaluronate, originally intended for use in osteoarthritis, could be effective// in the treatment of chronic shoulder pain as well. Until now, drug treatment with Cox-2 inhibitors or surgery was the only treatment options left for patients with chronic shoulder pain. Approximately 1.5 million patients...

Cadila Gets Tentative USFDA Nod For Pravastatin Sodium Tablets

Cadila Healthcare Ltd has received tentative approval from the USFDA to market Pravastatin Sodium Tablets in the US market. // The tentative approval was given for strengths of 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange. The company would market the drug through its US subsidiary Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc, following patent expiry, it...

Altered Sodium Channel Function Linked to Heart Failure

The results of a study, using mice and heart muscle cells from rabbits, by researchers from Georg-August-University G?ttingen, Germany, have provided// a potential molecular explanation for the abnormally rapid heartbeats known as ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTs) that can cause the sudden death associated with heart failure. Individuals who inherit mutations in genes regulating the...

Low Blood Sodium When Born Linked to Long Term Sodium Intake

A recent study has concluded that low birthweight babies born with low sodium (salt) in their blood serum would likely consume// large quantities of dietary sodium later in their life. In the study, researchers also found that newborns with the most severe cases of low sodium blood serum consumed ~1700 mg more sodium per day and weighed some 30 percent more than their peers. These dat...

Ranbaxy Launches Pravastatin Sodium Tablets in US

Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Indian pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd Monday said it had launched in the US pravastatin sodium tablets, meant for heart diseases . Being the first-to-file, the company will enjoy a 180-day exclusivity for the pravastatin 80mg and benefit from the commercial gains during the period, it informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The a...