Along with diet and lifestyle changes, people with high LDL levels often need medication to help keep LDL levels within a healthy range. In its pure state it is a white, crystalline substance that is odourless and tasteless. Steroids are lipids that are composed of fused carbon rings with varying functional groups. Triglycerides generally serve… Read More »
This makes sense too, especially when you consider the numerous functions that your gut performs on a daily basis. Similar to your skin, your gut is also a barrier, protecting the rest of your body from unwanted microorganisms. If your gut is the barrier, your gut flora arguably acts as a police force of sorts… Read More »
Protestors march against the separation of migrant children from their families on June 18, 2018 in Los Angeles. Mario Tama | Getty Images U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must release children held in the country’s three family detention centers by July 17 because of the danger posed by the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge in… Read More »
Potassium-sparing diuretics are diuretic drugs that do not promote the secretion of potassium into the urine. They are used as adjunctive therapy, together with other drugs, in the treatment of hypertension and management of congestive heart failure. However, at low doses the use of potassium-sparing diuretics has not been found to produce a clinically significant… Read More »