RAMAT-GAN, Israel — Your blood test results might be “normal,” but still put you at risk for serious heart problems. A major international study found that people with serum sodium levels at the upper ...

Having a "high normal" serum sodium level in midlife, which reflects less than optimal fluid intake, is associated with an increased risk for left ventricular hypertrophy — a heart failure (HF) ...

If you have Type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, you want to do everything you can to reduce your risks for heart attack and stroke. In addition to complying with your doctor’s prescribed ...

Hypochloremia is when you have a low level of chloride in your blood. This could be due to a wide variety of conditions. You get most of your chloride in the form of sodium chloride, or salt, in the ...

Electrolytes are chemicals naturally occurring in your body fluids. They include chloride, phosphate, potassium, sodium, and calcium. These are important for normal body functions and should be ...

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it will be lowering its targets for sodium content in processed, packaged, and prepared foods, but not to levels recommended for cutting the ...

Chronic heavy drinking is known to elevate blood pressure. Sodium sensitivity also tends to raise blood pressure. New research indicates that withdrawal from heavy drinking may derange sodium ...