What Is a Saline Nasal Spray? Saline nasal spray is a product containing a mixture of salt and water that you spray into your nose. (Saline means “containing salt.") You can use saline nasal spray to ...

1 Department of Endocrinology, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia 2 Department of Nephrology, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia 3 Emergency Department, Sydney Children’s ...

But if you want to train the range of motion (ROM) of your joints, as well as your flexibility and strength, “isotonic training” might help. “Isotonic”, which has its origins in Ancient Greek, roughly ...

2 Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 3 Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Canada ...

Hospitalized children should receive isotonic fluids such as 0.9% normal saline rather than hypotonic solutions for routine maintenance: This standard practice significantly reduces the risk of ...

“A lot of people like the one-state solution. Some people like the two-state solution. So we’ll have to see.” That was Donald Trump this week when asked about the long-term future for the ...

When we talk about science, especially biology and medicine, you’ll often hear terms like “hypertonic” and “hypotonic.” They sound a bit technical, right? But really, they just describe how much stuff ...

Ever wondered what happens to your cells when you drink a ton of water or eat something super salty? It all comes down to the difference between hypertonic vs hypotonic solutions. These two terms get ...

It is common practice to give intravenous (i.v.) fluids to patients with serious acute infections but there is no agreement as to what the sodium concentration of these fluids should be. Doctors have ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

Allergic rhinitis is inflammation (swelling and/or irritation) of the inside of the nose caused by allergies. It is common in both children and adults. Allergic rhinitis can be intermittent (fewer ...