DEAR DR. ROACH: I read in a health journal that large amounts of sodium are unhealthy for one’s diet. The government standard is no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. If one’s health is not ...

Following reports of suicide and other mental health problems, montelukast is no longer recommended as a frontline treatment for asthma and allergy. © Hiroshi ...

A groundbreaking study found that combination therapy of montelukast sodium can effectively treat cough variant asthma (CVA) in children, according to the analysis results published in the journal ...

On November 18, CATL announced its second-generation sodium battery. Addressing the World Young Scientists Summit, chief scientist Wu Kai said the new battery will be launched next year – four ...

One of the montelukast products prescribed to treat asthma but increasingly linked to side effects including aggression, depression and suicidal thoughts.Credit: Aresna Villanueva/Adam McLean When ...

SINGAPORE – In the past year or so, more hawkers have been selling less salty food, either by cutting down on the table salt they use or by switching to lower-sodium salt. And judging by the ...

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This study addresses the significant environmental challenge of pharmaceutical pollutants by demonstrating the effectiveness of a hybrid electrocoagulation–adsorption (EC-A) technique for removing ...

Kosher salt is made solely from sodium chloride and doesn’t usually contain additives or iodine. It’s less dense than table salt, and often used in cooking because the larger grains are easy ...

The Food and Drug Administration presented the preliminary results of a study on the asthma drug Singulair, which is sold generically as montelukast, to a "limited audience" at the American ...

An electrolyte is a substance that conducts electricity when dissolved in water. Electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, are essential for several body functions. Everyone needs electrolytes ...

A base called sodium bicarbonate helps to keep your blood at a neutral pH. A loss of sodium bicarbonate may be caused by: Hyperchloremia is typically diagnosed by a chloride blood test.