Antacids

Regulation of Calcium Metabolism

Disorders of Calcium Concentration

Calcium (Ca) is required for the proper functioning of muscle contraction, nerve conduction, hormone release, and blood coagulation. In addition, proper Ca concentration is required for various othe...

Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease

Types of laxatives

Laxatives are medicines that relieve constipation (difficulty with bowel movements). They are a popular type of over-the-counter remedy. They can also be prescribed for conditions that could get wor...

Bath Salts: The Not-So-Bad Wolf (Chat Transcript)

Bath salts have been given ill repute as of late, and SciAm hosted a live chat with me to clear things up. Previously, before the flesh-eating account speculation , I had posted on bath salts and t...

What Is Calcium? Why Do I Need Calcium?

Calcium is a chemical element which is essential for living organisms, including humans. Calcium's chemical symbol is "Ca". It is found in many foods. We need to consume a certain amount of calcium to...

Bath Salts Industry Battles Negative Press, Public Misconceptions

The San Francisco Bath Salts Company, among other bath product manufacturers, is working to distance legitimate bath-salt makers from the dangerous synthetic drug known as “bath salts.” Confusion...

Will Bath Salts Make You a Cannibal or 'Zombie'? There's No Connection

Despite a federal ban on bath salts, their makers have been coming up with new formulas and selling them legally. Recent media reports attribute "zombie" attacks and cannibalism to the use of these su...

Calcium sensors in kidneys may help combat hypoparathyroidism

Calcium is required for the function of the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems and must be maintained within a very narrow range in the blood. When blood calcium levels are too low, the parathyro...

Illegal 'Bath Salts' Mimic Cocaine in the Brain: Study

THURSDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Street drugs called "bath salts" have a similar effect in the brain as cocaine and carry the same risk for abuse and addiction, a new study in mice has found. Ba...

New designer drug, 'bath salts,' may confer additional risk for adolescents

Use and abuse of "bath salts," a new group of designer drugs, have been increasing in recent years, particularly among teenagers. Poison control centers received over 2,000 calls last year for patient...

Ground-Breaking Knowledge Released About Calcium Pumps In Cells

When animals and plants are exposed to influences such as bacterial attack, odour and cold, calcium ions flow into the cells. The calcium provides the cells with a signal about what is going on outsid...

Aluminium and strontium in calcium supplements and antacids: a concern to haemodialysis patients?

Trace elements, most notably aluminium and strontium, have been noted for their role in the development of secondary bone disorders in haemodialysis patients. Due to the large dosages of calcium requi...

Effect of feeding calcium salts on performance of nursing Awassi ewes.

Twenty nursing Awassi ewes (BW = 50 ± 2.35 kg, age = 4.5 ± 1.2 years) with their lambs were used to evaluate the effects of feeding calcium salts in lactation diets on performance...

Synthesis, characterisation and detection of gamma-hydroxybutyrate salts.

Sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium salts of gamma-hydroxybutyrate have been synthesised from gamma-butyrolactone and the corresponding group 1 or 2 hydroxide. Although the group 2 salts are non-...

Comparison of the adjuvant activity of aluminum hydroxide and calcium phosphate on the antibody response towards Bothrops asper snake venom.

Abstract The adjuvanticity of aluminum hydroxide and calcium phosphate on the antibody response in mice towards the venom of the snake Bothrops asper was studied. It was found that, in vitro, most of...

Simulating calcium salt precipitation in the nephron using chemical speciation.

Theoretical modeling of urinary crystallization processes affords opportunities to create and investigate scenarios which would be extremely difficult or impossible to achieve in in vivo experiments....