The administration of potassium nitrate (KNO3) does not improve exercise capacity or quality of life in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), despite increasing ...

Males with infertility have been shown to have lower potassium levels than those who are fertile. In females, potassium deficiency can lead to changes in the follicular fluid around the eggs, which ...

Potassium is an essential mineral for health. Getting between 3,500 milligrams and 4,700 milligrams a day from tomatoes, spinach, sweet potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables may lower your ...

For example, in 1993, the American Journal of Medicine published a study examining the benefits and risks of iodide supplements in Poland following the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown.

as an impaired kidney function can make it more difficult to regulate potassium levels. This can lead potentially to heart arrhythmias and other complications. Furthermore, it can increase risk for ...

For example, people with kidney disease can be at risk of high potassium levels (hyperkalemia), which can lead to dangerous heart issues. Additionally, people taking certain medications ...

For example, a muscle needs calcium, sodium, and potassium to contract. When these substances become imbalanced, it can lead to either muscle weakness or excessive contraction. The heart ...

Mercury fulminate, nitrogen iodide, and lead azide are discussed as types of these sensitive detonating explosives. Fulminate is employed in detonators in France, lead azide being preferred in ...

The co-author of a new landmark study that says lead exposure caused 151 million Americans to become depressed, anxious, inattentive or hyperactive has called for it to be banned. Lead was first ...

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They estimate that 151 million cases of psychiatric disorder over the past 75 years have resulted from American children's exposure to lead. In 1923, lead was first added to gasoline to help keep ...