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Cracking Calcium in Arteries Using Sound Waves: Interview with Shockwave Medical’s Scott Shadiow

Shockwave Medical, a medtech company based in California, has developed a technique called intravascular lithotripsy, which involves delivering sonic waves to calcified plaque in an artery in much the same way that sound waves have been used to treat kidney stones for many years. The idea is to safely crack the calcified deposits so that… Read More »

Calcium For Vegans: From Green Leafy Vegetables to Tofu, Here Are Five Plant-Based Foods to Source This Important Micronutrient

Calcium is an important micronutrient for bone health and it has to be derived from different food sources. Lacto-vegetarians and Lacto-Ovo vegetarians can derive calcium from dairy products, while omnivores have a wide option to source it from foods like salmon, sardines to name a few. When it comes to vegan group, food choices are limited… Read More »

FDA Approves Xywav (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates) Oral Solution for Cataplexy or Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated with Narcolepsy

FDA Approves Xywav (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates) Oral Solution for Cataplexy or Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated with Narcolepsy Print this page DUBLIN, July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xywav™ (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates) oral solution on July 21, 2020 for the treatment of… Read More »