Positioning solid-state sodium batteries in future transportation and energy storage - Tang B, Yu X, Gao Y, Bo SH, Zhou Z.
Sodium-ion batteries are regarded as a strong competitor in the markets of future transportation and energy storage [2]. Compared with commercialized lithium-ion batteries, earth-abundant elements (such as Na, Fe, Mn, C, and Al) are employed in sodium-ion ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Pollutants In Your Salt!?
Your doctor, the media, and the medical establishment continue to warn that flavoring your food with salt will kill you. They link sodium consumption to a higher risk of high blood pressure, stroke – and of course, heart disease.
As usual, the powers that be are missing the real picture…
You see, salt has been part of human life for thousands of years – long before these chronic diseases became as common as they are today.
Humans started adding salt to their food for more than 5,000 years. It was the most effective way to preserve food.
Some historians even go as far as to credit salt for the development of human civ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 23, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Health Source Type: news
End of year message from Cochrane's CEO, Catherine Spencer
Dear Cochrane Colleagues, Members and Supporters, Thank you to everyone across our community for your dedication and commitment to Cochrane during 2022. The last few years have at times felt tumultuous, both due to Covid and world events, but also because of the changes we are making to ensure that Cochrane is fit for a future that meets our vision of aworld of better health for all people, where decisions about health and care are informed by high-quality evidence. We are well on our way to creating an evolved impact-driven organisation to support evidence-based health and social care. With your help we are building on ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Fatal methaemoglobinemia due to intentional sodium nitrite ingestion - Wettstein ZS, Yarid NA, Shah S.
A man in his mid-20s called Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to report that he ingested 25 g of sodium nitrite in a suicide attempt. The paramedics found the patient somnolent with systolic blood pressure 110 mm Hg, heart rate 130 bpm, oxygen saturation 79... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Ocean geoengineering scheme aces its first field test
The balmy, shallow waters of Apalachicola Bay, off Florida’s panhandle, supply about 10% of U.S. oysters. But the industry has declined in recent years, in part because the bay is warming and its waters are acidifying because of rising carbon dioxide (CO
2
) levels. Things got so bad that in 2020, the state banned oyster harvesting for 5 years. Soon afterward, state officials encouraged climate scientists to perform an unusual experiment to see whether they could reverse the changes in the water.
In May, at an Apalachicola estuary, the researchers injected some 2000 liters of seawater enriched with lime, ...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Science ’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year: A telescope’s golden eye sees the universe anew
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 15, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Expert recommends one fruit to eat daily to 'help maintain normal heart function'
Potassium is known to help lower blood pressure as it helps the body lose sodium through urine, easing tension on your blood vessels. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Absolute disgrace!' Tory slams 'lastminute.com' Government for FINALLY responding to her report
A Government-commissioned report in 2020 looked into the victims of sodium valproate - which left thousands of British babies with birth defects or special needs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Real-World Study Confirms Benefit of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) for Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients
TITUSVILLE, NJ, December 9, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced observational data from eight years of clinical practice showing that the oral Factor Xa inhibitor XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) is associated with comparable effectiveness and safety to the Factor Xa inhibitor apixaban for the treatment of cancer-associated thromboembolism (CAT) in a broad cohort of patients with various cancer types. Patients with CAT are at a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is the second-leading cause of death in people with cancer.1Data from the Observational Study in Cancer-A...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - December 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Lupin launches generic joint pain drug in US market
The company's product -- Diclofenac Sodium Topical Solution 2 per cent -- is the generic version of Horizon Pharma Therapeutics Pennsaid, Lupin said in a statement. As per IQVIA MAT October 2022 data, Lupin said diclofenac sodium topical solution, 2 per cent, had estimated annual sales of USD 509 million in the US. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - December 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
SGLT-2i Use Before COVID-19 May Reduce Adverse Outcomes in Diabetes Patients
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 -- For patients with diabetes subsequently diagnosed and hospitalized with COVID-19, use of a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i) before COVID-19 infection is associated with lower COVID-19-related adverse... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 8.4%, 50 mEq/50 mL Vial, 20-Count Carton due to Vial Breakage UPDATED November 28, 2022
Lenoir, North Carolina. Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, (Exela) is expanding their recall, adding fourteen (14) lots to the ongoing voluntary recall of forty-nine (49) lots of Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 8.4%, 50 mEq/50 mL vial, 20-count carton. A total of 63 lots are now being recalled to the c (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - November 29, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Combination Treatment Beneficial in Albuminuric CKD
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 -- For patients with albuminuric chronic kidney disease (CKD) without diabetes, treatment with the combination of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 29, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA Approves Sezaby (phenobarbital sodium powder for injection) for the Treatment of Neonatal Seizures
First and only product approved for treating seizures in neonatal patients
Mumbai, India, November 18, 2022– Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - November 18, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
NaF-PET shows bone formation in psoriatic arthritis patients
F-18 sodium fluoride (NaF) PET/CT may be a valuable tool for imaging patient...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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AI algorithm can classify bone lesions on PET/CT images (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 18, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
