Recent news on Sodium

Roy Pirrung column: Exercise & electrolytes  -  25 May 2007
Sheboygan Press,Most people are not aware of the high amounts of salt — also known as sodium — in many snacks and processed foods. A food that is prepackaged will typically

Salt a major health threat  -  25 May 2007
Toronto Star,And a British Medical Journal study concluded last month that a low-sodium diet reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by 25 to 30 per cent.

First Steps Toward a New Pain Medication  -  25 May 2007
Wired NewsIt's the first time a small chemical that blocks specific sodium channels, which carry pain signals from nerves, rather then all of them at once.

Genta Incorporated to Present Multiple Abstracts at the Annual ...  -  25 May 2007
Earthtimes.orgGenasense(R) (oblimersen sodium) Injection is the Company's lead compound from its oligonucleotide program. The lead drug in Genta's small molecule program

Water softeners: How much sodium do they add?  -  May 23, 2007
MayoClinic.comI'm on a low-sodium diet, so I'm looking for ways to reduce my sodium intake. How much sodium does a water softener add to our tap water?

Test your sodium intake IQ: Are you worth your salt?  -  May 23, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,The American Medical Association is waging war on sodium. Its goal is to convince Americans to cut sodium intake by half. Here's a quiz to test how much you

TCU to test sodium levels in high-performance athletes  -  May 22, 2007
Pegasus News,During this grueling race, Dr. Mitchell's high-tech sodium analyzer had to be iced down in a shady corner of the medical tent in order to keep it

Less sodium helps Campbell Soup post higher  -  May 22, 2007
Toronto Star,The company said its soup sales were "robust" – citing its growing lineup of lower-sodium varieties, in particular – during a quarter that included the

Monju steps closer to going online  -  May 23, 2007
The Daily Yomiuri,At 10:20 am, workers began pumping in gas to pressurize a sodium tank and poured sodium into the first of three loop pipes in the secondary cooling system.

Death Row inmates sue again over lethal injection  -  May 24, 2007
Louisville Courier-Journal,Inmates Thomas Clyde Bowling, Ralph Stevens Baze and Jeffrey DeVan Leonard also are asking for an injunction barring the state from using sodium thiopental

FDA Approves Lovenox® (Enoxaparin Sodium Injection) For The Most ...  -  May 20, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...the anticoagulant Lovenox® (enoxaparin sodium injection) for the treatment of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Nine tips to stay heart healthy  -  May 23, 2007
Jamaica Observer,Reduce salt (sodium) intake. Read food labels to choose canned, processed, and convenience foods that are lower in sodium. Limit sodium intake to no more

Pumped-Up Poultry Not ‘Natural,’ Says CSPI  -  May 23, 2007
ThePoultrySite.com,Sodium, of course, tends to increase blood pressure and the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Americans consume way too much sodium as it is,

Flavorful options let you leave the salt in the shaker  -  May 23, 2007
Chicago Daily Herald,When it comes to eating a heart healthy diet, one of the biggest challenges can be cutting back on sodium. Never mind the salt we add to our meals - there

Business, Congressman Promote Better Labeling  -  May 23, 2007
WTOK,A package of "enhanced chicken" has 350 mg of sodium. That's four times the amount in chicken with no additives, and more sodium than a medium-size bag of

Nutrition Wise: Broth and Sodium, Rye Bread, B12 and Medication ...  -  May 17, 2007
Kansas City infoZine,A: Commercial soups can be high in sodium. The phrase "natural" on a food label does not mean a food is made without salt. A natural food has no artificial

FDA Approves Lovenox(R) (enoxaparin sodium injection) For the Most ...  -  May 18, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Important Safety Information LOVENOX(R) (enoxaparin sodium injection) cannot be used interchangeably with other low-molecular-weight heparins or

Campbell Soup earnings soar 31%  -  May 22, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,Campbell's reduced-sodium soups, launched during the current fiscal year, remain the most closely watched part of the company's product portfolio.

Glenmark to mkt Pravastatin Sodium,Naproxen Sodium,Naproxen  -  May 16, 2007
Moneycontrol.com (press release),Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd [Glenmark], a research-based company headquartered in Mumbai (India) received US FDA approval to market Pravastatin Sodium oral

Go Natural for a Healthier Summer  -  May 23, 2007
365Gay.comGet fresh: Fresh herbs are a natural and healthy substitute for adding margarine or high-sodium seasonings to your favorite recipes.

Enough is enough: Please stop poisoning my children  -  May 21, 2007
American Chronicle,SOAP: Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Cocodate, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl, Isethionate Fragrance, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Tetrasodium Etidronate,

Stop assaulting your system with excessive sodium intake  -  May 10, 2007
Great Falls Tribune,Canned soup, frozen entrees, lunchmeats, soy sauce and salad dressings — the common bond among all of these foods is high sodium content.

Pet Ecology Brands, Inc. Announces Annual Shareholders Meeting  -  May 24, 2007
WM Experts (press release),It is completely safe for cats and our environment, and does not contain any sodium bentonite, as used in competing brands. The design helps to protect the

Condensed soup feeds Campbell  -  May 21, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,Conant also reviewed the company's drive to cut the sodium in all 32 soup varieties to levels that would allow the company to tout their health benefits,

FDA Approves New Dosage Strength Of FOSAMAX PLUS D (alendronate ...  -  May 14, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Merck & Co., Inc. announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new dosage of FOSAMAX PLUS Dâ„¢ (alendronate sodium/cholecalciferol)

Campbell Soup profit soars  -  May 22, 2007
Cherry Hill Courier Post,The company said its soup sales were "robust" -- citing its growing lineup of lower-sodium varieties, in particular -- during a quarter that included the

Sodium hydroxide can be a boon or a bane  -  26 Apr 2007
Worcester Telegram,The announcement yesterday that Spencer inadvertently had added an excessive dose of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to its drinking water sent us scurrying to the

Ranbaxy Receives Approval To Manufacture And Market Pravastatin ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...today that RLL has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Pravastatin Sodium Tablets (Pravastatin), 10 mg,

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  26 Apr 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...and completed the enrollment of its Phase II/III study for bepotastine for allergy and its Phase IIb confirmatory study for ecabet sodium for dry eye.

The Marathon Distance Can Be Harmful on the Body  -  26 Apr 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,...(1) The major cause of hyponatremia or low blood sodium levels is drinking too much water which dilutes sodium levels in the blood. Low sodium levels cause

Kryptonite Discovered, Superman is REAL!  -  26 Apr 2007
Waleg.com,A Wikipedia articles stating and I quote ‘The scientific name for the rock was displayed on its case, 'Sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide’ in reference

Stray dog injures nine, killed by civic workers  -  26 Apr 2007
Hindu,Our workers caught and killed it by administering sodium pentathlon," GHMC Chief Veterinary Officer P. Venkateswar Reddy said.

Autopsy determines cause of college student's death  -  26 Apr 2007
York Dispatch,Geneva Doll, 21, of Quakertown, Bucks County, died of "hypernatremia," or an elevated level of sodium in her blood, according to the office.

You Can't Recall Tap Water  -  26 Apr 2007
Technocrat.net,Massachusetts, as the local water supply was somehow inadvertently dosed with much higher than normal concentrations of Sodium Hydroxide, or Lye.

Mass. town water causing burns, other injuries  -  26 Apr 2007
13abc.com,Web site: There is a problem with the Town of Spencer water supply due to a system malfunction: there was a release of too much Sodium Hydroxide (a buffing

Low-energy lighting project is streets ahead  -  26 Apr 2007
University of Manchester,..."Towards the end of the twentieth century, the old fashioned sodium street lights that made everything look orange were gradually replaced by high-pressure

Reducing Sodium Decreases Long-Term Risk for Cardiovascular Disease  -  Apr 24, 2007
PressZoom (press release),Reducing sodium intake not only prevents high blood pressure, but also prevents heart disease, according to new clinical trial data from the National Heart,

The High Blood Pressure And Sodium Connection: Is Salt Raising ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Chronicle,That is what recent research is telling us about sodium's role in managing blood pressure. Hypertension, it turns out, is not caused by too much salt.

Too much salt can be deadly  -  Apr 24, 2007
Yemen Observer,Cutting sodium intake by half will lead to a drop of five points or more in blood pressure in about half the people with high blood pressure.

Generic for Wellbutrin just didn't work  -  Apr 25, 2007
Daily Press,The package claims it has "half the sodium of table salt ... can be used in all your recipes just like regular salt with the same great results.

Canexus Income Fund Announces First Quarter Results  -  Apr 24, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),..."Gains from recently implemented price increases for sodium chlorate were offset by slightly lower sales volumes and higher electricity prices in Alberta,

Marathon runner 'died from drinking too much water'  -  Apr 25, 2007
4ni.co.uk,Body fluids contain electrolytes, including sodium compounds, in concentrations that must be held within very narrow limits, so if water enters the body

Lethal injection drugs 'unreliable'  -  Apr 25, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),In most states, the lethal injection is a three-drug cocktail: sodium thiopental to make the person unconscious; followed by pancuronium bromide to paralyse

Salix Pharmaceuticals Announces 1Q2007 Financial Results ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Salix markets COLAZAL(R) (balsalazide) Capsules 750 mg, XIFAXAN(R) (rifaximin) Tablets, OSMOPREP(TM) (sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, USP,

Like to eat out? You'll get lots of sodium  -  Apr 20, 2007
Green Bay Press Gazette,Experts believe that many Americans consume twice the sodium they need to stay healthy. The government’s recommended limit is 2300 milligrams,

Health Buzz  -  Apr 23, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,Despite repeated warnings about the consequences of over-salted diets, restaurant chains have made little apparent effort to reduce sodium in their food or

Worrying sodium trend reversed  -  Apr 20, 2007
bunkerworld,A trend of rising levels of sodium in fuels bunkered in the ports of Ceuta and Barcelona may be past its peak and no longer a cause for concern.

Understanding what toothpaste does and doesn't do  -  Apr 25, 2007
Greeley Tribune,Sodium lauryl sulfate disperses the silica, and glycerin is added for moisture and the paste texture. The next most common ingredient (and from my point of

Eating Out Risky When It Comes to Sodium  -  Apr 20, 2007
Wyoming News,Experts believe that many Americans consume twice the sodium they need to stay healthy. The government's recommended limit is 2300 milligrams,

Abraxis BioScience Receives FDA Tentative Approval for ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
Compliance Home,According to IMS, sales in 2006 of fosphenytoin sodium injection in the United States exceeded $73 million. The company expects to receive final approval

Eating out risky when it comes to sodium  -  Apr 20, 2007
Olberlin,Experts believe that many Americans consume twice the sodium they need to stay healthy. The government‘s recommended limit is 2300 milligrams,

Pass on the salt, please  -  Apr 24, 2007
Canada.com,It was already known that, for people with hypertension, reducing sodium lowers blood pressure, and that lowering blood pressure in turn reduces the risk of

Eating Out Still Risky When It Comes To Sodium In Food  -  Apr 19, 2007
CattleNetwork.com,Many Americans are thought to consume twice the sodium they need to stay healthy. The government's recommended limit is 2300 milligrams,

Owner of poisoned dog seeks state money  -  Apr 24, 2007
Daily Herald,The sodium cyanide trap, called an M-44, is intended to attract livestock predators, such as coyotes. Small metal tubes stick out of the ground,

Sodium hydration therapies equally effective  -  27 Mar 2007
SpiritIndia,Previous studies have evaluated hydration treatment with both sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate fluids in animal models.

Labels to live by  -  27 Mar 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),Light: A food that has one-third fewer calories, half the fat or half the sodium of a regular version. (It doesn't apply to products that use "light" to

The dietitian is in  -  27 Mar 2007
The Wichita Eagle,Different brands of the same foods can vary widely in the amount of fat or sodium they have, so Wells advises comparing one brand against another to find

By the numbers  -  27 Mar 2007
Dailyrecord.com,Another target number to aim for is 2300, as in milligrams of sodium per day, said Lauren Kolesa of LMK Nutrtition in Parsippany. Make that 1500 milligrams

The reality of the 'hocus pocus' vaccine  -  27 Mar 2007
Baxter Bulletin,My 15-year-old son discovered that sodium borate "is now known to be a dangerous poison, it is no longer commonly used in medical preparations," according

Chinese food under scrutiny  -  27 Mar 2007
Orlando Sentinel,The typical plate packs 900 calories, 9 grams of saturated fat and a whopping 3200 mg of sodium (2300 is the daily limit). CSPI's nutritionists offer some

Going out for Chinese food tonight? Think of it as two meals ...  -  27 Mar 2007
Chicago Daily Herald,A plate of General Tso's chicken, for example, is loaded with about 40 percent more sodium and more than half the calories an average adult needs for an

Engineer from June derailment jailed Monday after arraignment  -  27 Mar 2007
Bradford Era,As a result, 31 cars derailed - four containing sodium hydroxide solution, or caustic lye, and one containing chlorine. About 42000 gallons of sodium

Sweetbay shines light on its nutritional stars  -  27 Mar 2007
St. Petersburg Times,For instance, Campbell's Healthy Request soups pack too much sodium to get a star. Some organic soy milks had too much sugar to be rated nutritious.

Diet book is filled with success stories, hopeful stats  -  27 Mar 2007
Belleville News-Democrat,The diet features high-complex carbohydrates and low-fat and low-sodium foods. Author Robert Rosati is the Rice Diet Program's director (and also a

Spanish company launches new NGP  -  27 Mar 2007
PigProgress.net,Spanish animal nutrition company Norel & Nature has launched Gustor BP-70, a highly concentrated and protected sodium butyrate.

SGC-UP Notes  -  27 Mar 2007
Beacon Newspaper (subscription),Sodium lighting is not safe for students. He told me immediately no, that it was not efficient and that sodium lighting was cheaper to upkeep.

Victory Pharma, Inc. Sales Force Expansion Signifies Growth of Its ...  -  27 Mar 2007
Earthtimes.orgVictory promotes NAPRELAN(R) (naproxen sodium), a patented once-a-day formulation of naproxen sodium and is currently the only once-a-day formulation of

Juggle more fruit, veggies  -  27 Mar 2007
Orlando Sentinel,The program sets strict limits on the amounts of added sugars or sugar substitutes, fat and sodium. So a cup of tomato soup must have less than 480

Why people eat the foods they do  -  27 Mar 2007
News-Medical.net,Among all study participants, and independent of income, the perceived barrier of food price appears to increase sodium intake while reducing fiber intake.

Sodium, smoking, heredity contribute to rampant heart disease  -  Mar 26, 2007
KUAM.com,A team from Valley Heart Surgeons is back on Guam to help dozens of residents who are in need of cardiac care and open heart surgery.

Chinese food high in fat and calories, experts say  -  Mar 25, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,A plate of General Tso's chicken, for example, is loaded with about 40 percent more sodium and more than half the calories an average adult needs for an

Pozen Announces Trexima (Sumatriptan Succinate and Naproxen Sodium ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Trexima is the proposed brand name for the combination of sumatriptan succinate, formulated with RT Technology(TM), and naproxen sodium, in a single tablet

Food served at Chinese restaurants saturated with sodium, study finds  -  Mar 22, 2007
Victoria Times Colonist,Saucy, deep-fried foods served at US Chinese restaurants are packed with calories and contain more sodium than the average adult should eat in a day,

High Sodium In Chinese Food  -  Mar 22, 2007
WCAV,The Center for Science in the Public Interest released a report that shows some meals contain an entire day's worth of sodium, but the good news is they do

Consumer Group Says Menus Contain High-Calorie, High-Sodium Dishes  -  Mar 21, 2007
WebMDThe American Heart Association recommends that healthy adults consume no more than 2300 milligrams of sodium a day. This is about 1 teaspoon of table salt.

Chinese Foods Full Of Sodium, Warnings Issued  -  Mar 21, 2007
WKRN,CSPI Chief Nutritionist Bonnie Leibman said, “It has 3800 milligrams of sodium. You should get no more than 2000 in an entire day.�

Avoiding cramps  -  Mar 26, 2007
Health24.com,...cramping include: poor fitness (tired muscles), exercising at high workloads, too little stretching, dehydration especially when sodium losses are high,

Study Finds Chinese Food High In Fat and Sodium  -  Mar 21, 2007
CBS 5,The Center for Science in the Public Interest’s report found that the typical meal from a Chinese restaurant has more calories and sodium than the average

Extremely High Sodium Levels In Chinese Restaurant Dishes  -  Mar 21, 2007
CityNews,The Center for Science in the Public Interest studied the sodium content of some of the most popular dishes at Chinese food restaurants and says the amount

Not easy to tell which foods are high in sodium  -  Mar 21, 2007
KOMO,The problem is you can't always tell which foods are high in sodium. Soy Sauce and tomato sauce are loaded with salt. But what about canned soups?

Chinese Restaurants Food Is High On Sodium And Calories  -  Mar 21, 2007
WNDU-TV,...but a new study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest says almost all dishes contain too much food, too much sodium, and too many calories.

FDA Approves Astellas' Vaprisol(R) for the Treatment of ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Hypervolemic hyponatremia, which occurs when the total body water increase is greater than the body's serum sodium levels, resulting in edema (swelling of

Test show high sodium in well water  -  Mar 16, 2007
WBBH,COLLIER COUNTY: The Collier County Health Department has issued a warning to homeowners in the Golden Gate Estates after tests showed high levels of sodium

Sodium found in 70 percent of well water samples in Golden Gate ...  -  Mar 16, 2007
Naples Daily News,A study of raw well water at 50 homes in Golden Gate Estates has found elevated levels of sodium in 70 percent of the samples, according to the Collier

Chinese Restaurants: Good News, Bad News  -  Mar 22, 2007
Consumer AffairsAfrican Americans, anyone middle-aged or older, and people with high blood pressure should consume no more than 1500 mg of sodium per day.

Train engineer was on drugs when speeding train derailed  -  Mar 23, 2007
Bradford Era,As a result, 32 cars derailed - four containing sodium hydroxide solution, or caustic lye, and one containing chlorine. About 42000 gallons of sodium

Mylan Announces Tentative FDA Approval for Divalproex Sodium ...  -  Mar 16, 2007
Compliance Home,Divalproex Sodium ER Tablets are the generic version of Abbot Laboratories' Depakote ER(R) Tablets, which had US sales of approximately $698 million for the

TAKING AWAY ALL OUR FUN  -  Mar 24, 2007
Kennebec Journal,The good General's chicken is a pit of sodium (40 percent more than the average adult's daily allotment) and a vat of fat (50 percent more than the total

Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Initiates Human Trial Of Lead Drug ...  -  Mar 17, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC, a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company, today announced the initiation of human testing of trans sodium

On-Line Sodium Analyzer offers 0.01 ppb detection limit.  -  Mar 14, 2007
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),Non-hazardous chemical injection reactivates electrode, ensuring optimal operation, even in ultrapure waters with continuously low sodium concentrations.

Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Initiates Human Trial of Lead Drug ...  -  Mar 16, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),By applying a revolutionary approach to increase oxygen diffusion into tissue cells, Diffusion's lead molecule trans sodium crocetinate (TSC) and other

Typical Chinese restaurant food draws criticism  -  Mar 23, 2007
Reformatorisch Dagblad,A plate of General Tso’s chicken, for example, is loaded with about 40 percent more sodium and more than half the calories an average adult needs for an

Wok Carefully: CSPI Takes a (Second) Look at Chinese Restaurant Food  -  Mar 21, 2007
Center for Science in the Public Interest,WASHINGTON—Popular Chinese restaurant meals can contain an entire day’s worth of sodium and some contain two days’ worth, according to a new analysis by the

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