Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The use of lithium while breastfeeding is controversial; however, many international health authorities advise against it, and the long-term outcomes of perinatal lithium exposure have not been studied. [6] The American Academy of Pediatrics lists lithium as contraindicated for pregnancy and lactation. [7]
Lithium citrate was removed from 7Up in 1948 [5] after the Food and Drug Administration banned its use in soda. [6] Lithium citrate is used as a mood stabilizer and is used to treat mania, hypomania, depression and bipolar disorder. [7] It can be administered orally in the form of a syrup. [7]
Lithium (e.g. as lithium carbonate) is used as an additive to continuous casting mould flux slags where it increases fluidity, [164] [165] a use which accounts for 5% of global lithium use (2011). [57] Lithium compounds are also used as additives (fluxes) to foundry sand for iron casting to reduce veining. [166]
Before becoming pregnant, I came out as nonbinary but didn't change much of my appearance. After giving birth, I felt detached from myself and knew I needed to make changes.
UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected profit in the final quarter of 2024, but a nagging rise in medical costs and care utilization surprised Wall Street. Shares of the health care giant slid ...
"While staying informed is important, prolonged consumption of negative news in either capacity can have wide-ranging effects on mental health, cognitive processes, social behavior, and overall ...
Lithium carbonate is an inorganic compound, the lithium salt of carbonic acid with the formula Li 2 CO 3. This white salt is widely used in processing metal oxides. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines [7] for its efficacy in the treatment of mood disorders such as bipolar disorder. [8] [7]
Lithium orotate (C 5 H 3 LiN 2 O 4) is a salt of orotic acid and lithium.It is available as the monohydrate, LiC 5 H 3 N 2 O 4 ·H 2 O. [1] In this compound, lithium is non-covalently bound to an orotate ion, rather than to a carbonate or other ion, and like other salts, dissolves in solution to produce free lithium ions.