Boosting potassium may lower blood pressure more effectively than cutting sodium alone. Potassium helps by relaxing blood vessels and assisting the kidneys in flushing out excess sodium. Good ...

Evidence-based recommendations on anhydrous sodium thiosulfate (Pedmarqsi) for preventing hearing loss caused by cisplatin chemotherapy in people 1 month to 17 years with localised solid tumours.

The clinical trial evidence for anhydrous sodium thiosulfate is from 2 phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trials comparing cisplatin-based chemotherapy plus anhydrous sodium thiosulfate with ...

Adding iodine to salt Public health experts realized they couldn't solve the problem by feeding everyone seaweed and seafood, but they learned that iodine can essentially be sprayed on table salt.

Home Health under the radar A growing iodine deficiency could bring back America's goiter Ailment is back thanks to complacency, changing diets and a lack of public-health education ...

Sodium channel blockers can help reduce abnormal electrical activity in the heart. Learn more about the three main types and their specific uses.

As randomized controlled studies on sodium thiosulfate are lacking, this Perspectives article focuses on case reports and case series; in these reports the compound seemed to be effective and was ...

Effect of sodium thiosulfate anhydrous on cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in pediatric cancers: Turkish compassionate use treatment protocol—Updated results.. If you have the appropriate software ...

PURPOSEHearing loss occurs in 50%-70% of children treated with cisplatin. Scientific efforts have led to the recent approval of a pediatric formula of intravenous sodium thiosulfate (STS) for ...