Research Notes on Diuretics
A diuretic is any drug that elevates the rate of bodily urine excretion. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from the body, although each class of diuretic does so in a distinct way. Diuretics are used to treat heart failure, liver cirrhosis, hypertension and certain kidney diseases.
5 Great Resources on Diuretics
- Wikipedia: Diuretic
- Mayo Clinic: Diuretics
- DrugDigest: Diuretics
- About.com: Diuretics (Water Pills)
- Texas Heart Institute: Diuretics
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What are Diuretics?
- Heart and Stroke Foundation: Diuretics
- About.com: What Are Diuretics?
- WiseGeek: What are Diuretics?
- MedicineNet: Diuretics
- iVillage: Diuretics
What Are The Uses for Diuretics?
- WrongDiagnosis: List of Diseases with Diuretics as a Treatment
- HealthyHearts: Uses of Diuretics
- High Blood Pressure
- Heart Failure
- SweetHaven: Uses of Diuretics
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Diuretics?
- American Heart Association: Possible Side Effects of Drugs That Lower Blood Pressure
- Medscape: Diuretic-Related Side Effects: Development and Treatment
- Answers.com: Diuretics: Side effects
- Quamut: Loop Diuretics Side Effects
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Diuretics?
- HolisticOnline: Dandelion
- YourHealing: Natural Diuretics
- WholeHealthMD: Asparagus root
Clinical Trials for Diuretics
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Diuretic Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Diuretic Clinical Trials
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Diuretics
- HealingWell: Diuretics
- GardenWeb: Herbal diuretic?
- MedHelp: Diuretics/ Arrhythmia
- HealthBoards: Your experience with Diuretics
- DailyStrength: Diuretics
Controversy and Lawsuits about Diuretics
- Internal Medicine World Report: The Case for Diuretics
- Medscape: Diuretics and Mortality in Acute Renal Failure
Abuse of Diuretics
- RevolutionHealth: Rated Behavior Changes: Ending Diuretic Abuse for Anorexia product
- Mirror-Mirror: Dangerous Methods of Weight Loss-Diuretics
- RaderPrograms: Diuretic Abuse
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Diuretics
- JAMA: Diuretic Articles
- PubMedCentral: Diuretic Articles
- Google Scholar: Diuretic Articles
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