Fluid can also come out of structurally normal veins when the oncotic pressure (the tendency for fluid to stay in the veins ...

For over a decade, Ruth has written for multiple outlets providing patient education, including Health. She has written for health student education companies, collaborating on an anatomy textbook ...

Fruit and vegetable juices can have harmful interactions with drugs and supplements. Juice may not mix well with statins, antibiotics, diuretics, warfarin, allergy meds or iron. If you regularly drink ...

Potassium helps regulate blood pressure because it affects fluid balance in the body. Blood pressure is the force of your blood on the walls of your blood vessels. High blood pressure (hypertension) ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Otsuka ICU Medical LLC is issuing a voluntary recall to the user level, for a MISLABELED lot of POTASSIUM CHLORIDE Inj. 20 mEq, NDC 0990-7077-14. The ...

Potassium is one of the major electrolytes in the body, responsible for helping maintain fluid balance, regulating chemical reactions, and performing other important functions. Despite its important ...

Aldosterone dysregulation plays an important pathogenic role in hard-to-control hypertension. In several studies, baxdrostat, an aldosterone synthase inhibitor, reduced the seated systolic blood ...

Low potassium levels in the blood, known as hypokalemia, is a potentially dangerous condition that can affect anyone. During pregnancy, it is common for a woman’s potassium levels to drop due to ...

Hypokalemia and even low-normal plasma potassium levels increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias among patients with cardiovascular disease. An assessment of a strategy of actively increasing ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Travere Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: TVTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy ...