Cheap electricity could recycle animal waste, recover valuable chemicals
Talk about a crappy problem. Every year the world’s livestock farms generate more than 3 billion tons of animal waste, equivalent to more than 9000 Empire State Buildings. All that manure pollutes bodies of water and releases noxious fumes and greenhouse gases. But a new recycling technique could reduce those burdens while turning a profit.
Researchers have shown that they can
use electricity to break down organic nutrients in animal waste
, all while recovering valuable chemicals. Initial projections—reported this month in
Nature Sustainability
—suggest that in most cases the value of these...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania eyes its own 'Skittles ban' after California Gov Gavin Newsom signed bill to outlaw cancer-causing ingredients in food
Pennsylvania State Representative Natalie Mihalek will propose a bill to ban the food additives brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No. 3. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Approves Voquezna for Erosive Esophagitis, GERD
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Voquezna (vonoprazan), a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, as a new treatment for adults for with all grades of erosive esophagitis or erosive gastroesophageal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Study reveals the carbohydrate you should be choosing at meal times
Researchers from Montefiore Medical Center have found that swapping rice or bread for potatoes twice a day could boost your levels of fiber, potassium and vitamin c. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Ticking Firebomb
Annalise Rogalsky finally got the potassium metal to react, but not during her experiment. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - November 1, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Magazine Issue Source Type: news
Introducing JYM Hydration: The Latest Breakthrough from Dr. Jim Stoppani's JYM Supplement Science Line
The new hydration product is highlighted by optimal amounts of sodium, potassium, chloride, and other electrolytes, as well as Ashwagandha Root Extract and L-Theanine to combat stress and improve mood. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Jim Stoppani,... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
6 Stories Show the Human Toll of Poland ’ s Strict Abortion Laws
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Krzysztof Sowinski has cried every day since his wife Marta, who was five months pregnant, died of sepsis in 2022; he believes doctors put Marta’s life in danger by not giving them the option to terminate the pregnancy while the fetus’ heart was still beating. Janusz Kucharski also lost his partner Justyna to sepsis in the fifth month of a pregnancy. She left behind two boys.
It is likely, reproductive-rights advocates say, that these women would be alive if not for Poland’s increasingly restrictive abort...
Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Pamula Tags: Uncategorized abortion Source Type: news
Novel Potassium Channel Opener Safe, Effective for Adults With Focal Epilepsy
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- XEN1101 appears safe and effective for the treatment of focal-onset seizures (FOSs), according to results of a phase 2b study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Neurology.
Jacqueline A. French, M.D., from the New York... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
California becomes the first state to ban 4 food additives linked to disease
Brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye 3, which can be found in candy, cookies and more, will be banned starting in 2027 due to risk of cancer, other health effects.(Image credit: Haven Daley/AP) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - October 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joe Hernandez Source Type: news
Novel Agent Promising as Add-On Epilepsy Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- A novel selective potassium channel opener appeared promising against focal-onset seizures when given atop other epilepsy medications, according to a phase IIb trial.
Treatment with the small-molecule agent XEN1101 reduced monthly... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - October 9, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Detection of thiocyanate in postmortem blood of a fatal potassium thiocyanate-poisoning patient using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry - Kang M, Moon S, Kim B, Kim SH, Kim J, Park H, Choi H, Kim S, Park M.
Thiocyanate is an inorganic compound used in industrial applications. Here, we report a case of suicidal death due to acute thiocyanate overdose. A 44-year-old man who consumed an unknown amount of thiocyanate solution was transferred to the emergency room... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Chloride and Potassium for Thiazide-Associated Hyponatremia Chloride and Potassium for Thiazide-Associated Hyponatremia
Assessments of chloride and potassium balance in urine could serve as an additional diagnostic tool for the differential diagnosis of thiazide-associated hyponatremia.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Dr Amir warns popular hot drink could raise your blood pressure - 'Drink in moderation'
Packed with polyphenols, soluble fibre and potassium, coffee has many health benefits, but it could spell bad news if you drink too much. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ancient Amazonians created mysterious ‘dark earth’ on purpose
Mysterious patches of fertile black soil pepper the verdant Amazon rainforest. They sit in stark contrast with the reddish, eroded soil that dominates the basin. Researchers have long thought this Amazonian dark earth—or
terra preta
—was created by pre-Hispanic Indigenous civilizations, which have inhabited the region for millennia, but it wasn’t clear how. Now, a multidisciplinary team of scientists and Indigenous partners suggests the ancient Amazonians intentionally created the rich soil thousands of years ago to better foster their crops, and that their modern-day descendants are still making new
t...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you…
Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China.
I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1
We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004.
Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news
