Although diuretics do not directly treat the pathologic changes that occur with heart failure, they are the mainstay of symptomatic treatment to remove excess extracellular fluid, thus alleviating ...

Bumex (bumetanide) and Lasix (furosemide) are both in a drug class called loop diuretics. However, Bumex is forty times more potent than Lasix in those with normal kidney function. It takes 40 mg ...

Domenic A. Sica, MD, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Hypertension, Division of Nephrology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA ...

No supplement is intended to treat, cure, or prevent disease. Goldenrod has been used as a diuretic (water pill) and an anti-inflammatory, as well as for urinary tract issues. However, there's no ...

The Moa were perhaps the most unusual family of birds that ever lived. Some boasted legs built like an elephant, others laid eggs the size of rugby balls, and the giant moa was the tallest bird ever ...

Stephen O. Duke [Opens in a new window], ...

The plant has traditionally been used as a diuretic and digestive aid. There is evidence to back its nutritional and medicinal qualities, but you're better off eating dandelion rather than taking ...