Hand opening pill bottle Clearer guidelines for diuretic management in patients with chronic kidney disease are needed, according to investigators. Adding diuretics rather than calcium channel ...

Diuretics, pills used by millions of elderly people to lower high blood pressure, clearly reduce the long-term risk of death from heart attacks and strokes, according to a study that could ease fears ...

A REVIEW of the literature reveals that the use of orally administered diuretic drugs in the therapy of congestive heart failure is gaining wide acceptance. 1–5 The ease of administration by the oral ...

Uncertainty regarding diuretic efficacy and optimal dosing in hemodialysis likely contributes to practice variation, according to investigators. A new study finds “substantial” variation in oral ...

A device that performs ultrafiltration of blood, without requiring specialized nursing care or invasive central intravenous access, can reduce fluid overload in patients with congestive heart failure, ...

An address at the Annual Meeting of the New Hampshire Medical Society at Manchester, May 26, 1936. Christian, Henry A. — Physician-in-Chief, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston. For record and address ...

Some foods and drinks like watermelon, coffee and tea can help flush out excess fluid. Natural diuretics work by reducing sodium, which pulls water out of the body with it. Too much fluid can be ...

Combining certain drugs with apple cider vinegar can have unintended effects, such as low potassium levels or low blood sugar. Examples of drugs that may interact with apple cider vinegar include ...