INTRODUCTION Soluble (effervescent) paracetamol is routinely given to elderly patients for convenience. A daily dose of 4 gm in this soluble formulation can contain up to 8.7 gm of sodium chloride, which exceeds the threshold recommended by the World Health Organization. Hypernatremia secondary to soluble paracetamol has rarely been reported. We describe an elderly patient who developed hyperna...

Citrus peel polyphenols have possess the distinct anti-inflammatory activities. However, its underlying mechanism on ulcerative colitis not been elucidated. The aim of this research was to investigate effect and action mechanisms citrus polyphenols. Total were concentrated using macroporous resins separated into water-soluble ester-soluble These extracts then gavaged acute mice induced by dextr...

Toothpastes should have a minimum concentration of 1000 ppm of fluoride (F) to control caries and also the active F agent must be chemically free (soluble) in the formulation. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration of soluble F in dentifrices used by 206 Brazilian children. The concentrations of total fluoride (TF), total soluble fluoride (TSF) and fluoride ion were deter...

This study was designed to investigate the possible beneficial effects of consuming a sodium-rich carbonated mineral water on lipoprotein metabolism and to determine whether consumption of this water influences endothelial dysfunction (ED) in postmenopausal women. Women included in the study were amenorrheic ( 1 y), healthy, and not obese (BMI 30 kg/m). The subjects did not take estrogen replac...

This study was designed to investigate the possible beneficial effects of consuming a sodium-rich carbonated mineral water on lipoprotein metabolism and to determine whether consumption of this water influences endothelial dysfunction (ED) in postmenopausal women. Women included in the study were amenorrheic (>1 y), healthy, and not obese (BMI < 30 kg/m(2)). The subjects did not take estrogen r...

drought is still accounted as a serious agronomic problem and also one of the most important factors contributing to crop yield loss. the effect of sodium silicate (na2sio3, abbreviated as si) was investigated on the four major antioxidant enzyme activities and five other relevant components in two different grapevine cultivars (vitis vinifera l., cvs mish pestan and sahebi, as tolerant and sen...

Almendros, G., Martín, F. and González-Vila, F.J., 1987. Depolymerization and degradation of humic acids with sodium perborate. Geoderma, 39: 235-247. Two humic acids of different origin (peat and soil) were degraded with a 5 % sodium perborate solution (140 OC). This degradation process consists mainly of a stoichiometric production of hydrogen peroxide while the perborate is reacting with car...

Silicon (Si) has been known to augment plant defense against biotic and abiotic pressures. Maize (Zea maize L.) is classified as a Si accumulator and is relatively susceptible to alkaline stress. In this study, seeds of maize were grown in pots and exposed to various concentrations of Na2CO3 (0, 25, 50, and 75 mM) with or without 1.5 mM Si in the form of sodium metasilicate Na2O3Si.5H2O for 25 ...

introduction: pomegranate (punica granatum l.) belong to punicaceae family is native to iran and grown extensively in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide. pomegranate is also important in human medicine and its components have a wide range of clinical applications. cracking causes a major fruit loss, which is a serious commercial loss to farmers. fruit cracking, seems to be a problem that less...

Here, we present an alternative to cross-linking for the preparation of monodispersed polymer microcapsules made from water-soluble and biocompatible sodium hyaluronate.