_ Heart Health Potassium May Save Lives for Heart Patients on Diuretics By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that patients taking prescription potassium supplements together with loop diuretics for heart failure have better survival rates than patients taking diuretics without the potassium. The degree of benefit increases with higher diuretic doses. The team, including senior author Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology in PennΓÇÖs Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), report their findings in a study published online July 16th 2014 in PLoS ONE.
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Senior Health Diuretics Risky for Older Adults By Sondra Forsyth article Adults over 65 with high blood pressure who have recently begun taking thiazide diuretics are at a greater risk for developing metabolic-related adverse events including acute kidney injury, according to research done at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco. The study was published in June 2014 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
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_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition 7 Strategies to Curb Cravings, Practice Mindful Eating and Lose Weight for Good By Sondra Forsyth article America, we have a problem. More than┬átwo-thirds of adults in the U.S.┬áare overweight or obese. The statistics are staggering, but … Read More→
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