Born too soon:Twins' tale Jun 15, 2008
Lori was put in a delivery-room bed tilted backward to let gravity help keep the babies in, and an IV dripped magnesium sulfate a "mag bag'' to slow labor.Only 23 weeks into what's supposed to be 40 weeks of gestation, the boys were "on the brink of viability,'' a doctor said. Even if they made it, their lungs, brains, eyes and ears were so underdeveloped, they might never work right. (MSNBC -- Health)
Father's Day brings poignant memory for dad of preemie twins Jun 15, 2008
Lori was put in a delivery-room bed tilted backward to let gravity help keep the babies in, and an IV dripped magnesium sulfate a "mag bag" to slow labor. Only 23 weeks into what's supposed to be 40 weeks of gestation, the boys were "on the brink of viability," a doctor said. (USA Today -- News)
500 Club: Sea salt vs. table salt Jun 8, 2008
ryeguy wrote on Jun 8, 2008 7:53 AM:" The biggest difference in taste between regular salt and sea salt is due to the difference in size of the crystals. The trace nutrients in sea salt are so minimal as to be irrelevant, mostly in the parts per million range. Table salt is higher in sodium chloride mainly because it is lower in moisture. Soluble salts other than sodium chloride are about 1-2% in sea salt and most of this is epsom salt, magnesium sulfate, and as much as 10% water. Refined salt... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
The Miracle Mineral May 31, 2008
The salts chemical composition is hydrated magnesium sulfate (about 10% magnesium and 13% sulfur). Magnesium is important when it comes to seed germination and is also important in the production of chlorophyll. (Suite101.com)
Have chocolate to cut eclampsia risk in pregnancy May 25, 2008
The treatment for eclampsia are magnesium sulfate and valium, but the treatment for pre-eclampsia are few: bed-rest and in severe cases, an early delivery of the baby. For years, scientists have been searching for ways to prevent pre-eclampsia; however, to date there have been no good therapies. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
The difference a day makes Apr 6, 2008
Erin, and husband, Joshua, were told that she had eclampsia - a very high blood pressure condition - and she was given magnesium sulfate to control her seizing. Unfortunately, magnesium sulfate would be hazardous to the Hughes' unborn child if it was exposed too much. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Kathryn 'Katie' Whalen is March of Dimes Ambassador Apr 4, 2008
At 33 weeks Mandy Whalen was admitted into the hospital with treatments of magnesium sulfate along with several other treatments. Mandy Whalen said, "Katie developed fetal growth retardation, which means that due to the preeclampia she had stopped growing.". (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Bakers To Kick Off March Of Dimes Walk Feb 29, 2008
Magnesium sulfate was ordered by doctors four days later to stop premature labor, which began again on June 23 when her water broke unexpectedly. Under distress, Kayla was born via c-section and 13 weeks ahead of schedule. (Fulton County News, PA)
Epsom Salt Cut Cerebral Palsy Rate in Half Among Preemies Feb 2, 2008
THURSDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- An infusion of Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) given just before delivery to pregnant women at high risk for preterm birth cut the rate of cerebral palsy among these newborns in half, U.S. researchers report ... The women were randomly selected to receive either an intravenous infusion of magnesium sulfate solution or a placebo ... There was no significant difference in the risk of infant death between the women who received the magnesium sulfate and those... (MEDLINEplus)
Pregnancy Cerebral Palsy Feb 1, 2008
New York, N.Y. (AP) New research suggests that doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth. In the government-funded study, researchers gave an infusion of magnesium sulfate to women about to give birth to a premature baby to see if it would reduce the risk of cerebral palsy. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Study: Magnesium sulfate cuts risk of CP in premies Feb 1, 2008
Study: Magnesium sulfate cuts risk of CP in preemies - USATODAY.com ... Study: Magnesium sulfate cuts risk of CP in preemies ... Giving magnesium sulfate, or Epsom salt, could save many children from the condition, Thorp says. (USA Today)
Magnesium sulfate can reduce risk for preemies Feb 1, 2008
NEW YORK - Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth, new research shows ... Thorp said it isn't clear how magnesium sulfate works, but it is thought to open up blood vessels in the newborn's brain ... In the government-funded study, researchers gave an infusion of magnesium sulfate to women about to give birth to a premature baby to see whether it reduces the risk of cerebral palsy. (Boston Globe)
Study finds a simple way to avoid cerebral palsy: Epsom salts Feb 1, 2008
A solution of magnesium sulfate, more commonly known as Epsom salts. A study conducted at UNC Hospitals, Wake Forest Baptist University Medical Center and 18 other medical centers around the country found that giving women in early labor magnesium sulfate infusions reduced by nearly half the number of premature babies born with serious cases of cerebral palsy ... About 4 percent of children born to women who got magnesium sulfate infusions had moderate or severe cerebral palsy when evaluated at... (News & Observer)
Magnesium can prevent premature baby's cerebral palsy Feb 1, 2008
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. researchers found that magnesium sulfate injected into pregnant women can pretect premature babies from cerebral palsy by the rate of 50 percent, media reported Friday. Researchers gave either magnesium sulfate, popularly known as Epsom salts, or a placebo to 2,241 women going into early labor or with ruptured membranes ... One question he had was why magnesium sulfate could protect against cerebral palsy but not the other brain effects of being born... (Xinhuanet, China)
Epsom Salts Can Prevent Cerebral Palsy: Study Feb 1, 2008
Magnesium sulfate, popularly known as Epsom salts, cut the rate of cerebral palsy in half, Dr. John Thorp, a professor of obstetrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues reported ... "And virtually every delivery room in the United States is already stocked with magnesium sulfate solutions that are given to pregnant women during childbirth for other reasons." ... They gave either magnesium sulfate or a placebo to 2,241 women going into early labor or with ruptured... (Newsmax)
Seasons vary for Arizona sweets Jan 12, 2008
Epsom salt contains highly soluble magnesium sulfate, which roses need to promote healthful growth and blooms. The Epsom Salt Industry Council (www. (AZCentral -- Home)
Stroke study to add patients who cannot give immediate consent Nov 30, 2007
A Los Angeles countywide research study examining whether magnesium sulfate can protect stroke victims' brains when administered by paramedics within two hours of stroke onset is now expanding to include patients who cannot give their immediate consent ... To date, the trial has enrolled more than 250 of the planned 1,298 patients, who are randomized to receive magnesium sulfate or a placebo ... In experimental models, magnesium sulfate reduces stroke damage by dilating brain blood vessels and... (EurekAlert!)
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Kevin Hand, a planetary scientist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, says the conventional wisdom is that Europa's ocean is dominated by magnesium sulfate, MgSO4 ... Hand says the Galileo magnetometer results indicate Europa's ocean could be nearly saturated in either sodium chloride or magnesium sulfate. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Common Drug For Stopping Preterm Labor May Be Harmful For Babies Nov 2, 2007
1, 2007) A drug commonly used to halt premature labor may be associated with brain damage and intestinal issues in premature babies, according to a new analysis of studies on the issue published today in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. When a woman goes into labor early, obstetricians are faced with the possibility of delivering a baby who is not ready to breathe air on its own. (Science Daily)
Ecology fines Pasco company for lack of air permit Oct 29, 2007
The plants produce magnesium sulfate, or Epsom salts, and calcium nitrate for use as fertilizers. A Department of Ecology spokeswoman, Jani Gilbert, says that without the pollution-control equipment, the plants released pollutants that included an estimated 11 tons of sulfuric acid mist per year. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Prevention of Preterm Delivery Aug 2, 2007
Please for full text and personal services. Hyagriv N. Simhan, M.D., M.S.C.R., and Steve N. Caritis, M.D.. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Common preterm labor drug not without side effects Jul 7, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug commonly used to arrest preterm labor, magnesium sulfate, works just as well as another commonly used drug, nifedipine, but is much more likely cause mild to serious side effects in pregnant women, a study shows. Magnesium sulfate is a tocolytic, meaning it inhibits uterine contractions ... Dr. Deirdre J. Lyell from Stanford University Medical Center, and colleagues compared the efficacy and side effects of magnesium sulfate and nifedipine in 192 pregnant women... (Scientific American)
Magnesium Sulfate Stops Preterm Labor, With a Maternal Penalty Jul 3, 2007
July 2 -- Compared with nifedipine (Procardia), magnesium sulfate was significantly more likely to cause serious maternal side effects when used to prevent preterm labor ... Explain to interested patients that magnesium sulfate is used because it is highly effective at stopping preterm labor ... Discuss the potential side-effects of magnesium sulfate treatment with patients or patients' family members. (MedPage Today)
Study Compares Drugs to Delay Preterm Birth Jul 2, 2007
FRIDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- The largest study of its kind has found that magnesium sulfate, the drug traditionally used to delay preterm labor, has more side effects than nifedipine, a newer treatment ... "Physicians have had concerns. They've been more comfortable with magnesium sulfate, but one can be comfortable with nifedipine as well, and it has added benefits." ... "Most doctors have been using magnesium sulfate, and nifedipine is the new drug, so they are trying to make people... (Forbes)
Common preterm labor drug criticized Jun 30, 2007
The drug most commonly used is magnesium sulfate, but nifedipine and some others occasionally are used. "There is no free lunch with any of these drugs," said Dr. Deirdre Lyell of the Stanford University School of Medicine's Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, "but magnesium sulfate has some particularly unpleasant side effects, including vomiting, lethargy and blurry vision. The alternative nifedipine often leaves women feeling better." ... The team reported in the journal Obstetrics &... (FOX59, IN)
Birth drug leaves some moms feeling worse Jun 30, 2007
The drug most commonly used is magnesium sulfate, but nifedipine and others are occasionally used ... "But magnesium sulfate has some particularly unpleasant side effects, including vomiting, lethargy and blurry vision. The alternative, nifedipine, often leaves women feeling better." ... Half were randomly assigned to receive infusions of magnesium sulfate, and half oral nifedipine. (Los Angeles Times)
Common preterm labor drug has more side effects than alternative Jun 29, 2007
- The drug most commonly used to arrest preterm labor, magnesium sulfate, is more likely than another common treatment to cause mild to serious side effects in pregnant women, according to a study from researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine ... Newborns whose mothers had received magnesium sulfate were also more likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit than those whose mothers had received the alternative treatment, although... (EurekAlert!)
Year of the roses May 20, 2007
Epsom salts are a fine source of hydrated magnesium sulfate which is lacking in our weathered, low pH, soil. Studies have shown that two half-cup applications of granular Epsom salts per season the first in late winter, before rose buds break and the second in autumn before leaves drop results in thicker stalks, flowers that are larger and self-supporting and improved overall health. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Search for the brain's first defense Apr 7, 2007
In Los Angeles, UCLA scientists are three years into a study of whether the administration of magnesium sulfate long used to stave off early labor and delivery can break the chain of destruction that leaves many stroke patients disabled ... Magnesium sulfate failed in a recent clinical trial testing whether it could lessen disability after traumatic head injury. (Los Angeles Times)
It may not be fun, but GoLYTELY is a necessarily evil Mar 15, 2007
Been There wrote on March 14, 2007 8:19 AM:"I've had 3 colonoscopies by three different doctors with three different preps. #1 was magnesium sulfate Evac-U-Quik at home followed by a very large enema at the hospital. #2 was GoLYTELY. #3 Fleet Phospho Soda The GoLytely was definitely the WORST. If I had my choice I'd take #1 again because the Phospho Soda didn't get everything cleaned out. I refuse to take GoLYTELY again.". PLEASE NOTE: Comments on stories that frequently update through the day... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Charlie Grigsby continues to help people with his products Mar 15, 2007
He added more ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and MgSO4, or magnesium sulfate, commonly available as Epsom salt. always put on the label what is in the product, he said. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Tainted water sickens two school workers Mar 2, 2007
The substance was identified as magnesium sulfate or Epsom salts, an FDA-licensed laxative that can be used in bathwater or cosmetics. Police could not say why they were in the water cooler. (Boston Globe)
GARDENING: Roses need a lot of work, but remain popular in valley Jan 11, 2007
Add 1/4 cup of Epson salts or magnesium sulfate (same fertilizer). 6. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Fertilizer for sago palm Nov 7, 2006
Perhaps your neighbor meant Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate). Sagos, like all palms, need a specially enriched fertilizer in order to thrive. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Labor Drug Assailed Oct 17, 2006
For the past 30 years or so, doctors have routinely given pregnant women intravenous infusions of magnesium sulfate to halt contractions that can lead to premature labor ... Magnesium sulfate for preterm labor, Grimes said, is a "North American anomaly" confined to the United States and Canada whose continued use is predicated on "good hopes and good wishes rather than good data." The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology does not endorse use of the drug for this purpose, he noted. (Yahoo News -- Fertility & Pregnancy)
Nicotine Receptors On Kidneys May Speed Kidney Damage Oct 11, 2006
Scientists say they have found nicotine receptors on kidney cells that may link nicotine to accelerated kidney damage in cigarette smokers. Their research -- presented at the American Heart Association's 60th Annual Fall Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research -- also identifies nicotine as the component of cigarette smoke that damages the kidneys. (Science Daily)
GARDENING: Landscapers can benefit from Desert Green Conference Sep 28, 2006
Add 1/3 cup of magnesium sulfate or Epsom salts. It puts substance into her blooms. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
GARDENING: We may hate heat, but bugs just can't resist it Jun 29, 2006
"Epson salts or magnesium sulfate generates canes and puts substance in roses and blooms to make them last longer," said rosarian Lee Heenan. It is much like potassium; we have oodles in our soils but are just beginning to find out about its hidden virtues. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Drug in Fatal Medical Error A Known Hazard in Hospitals Jun 17, 2006
But the drug that killed Bryant, magnesium sulfate, is a known hazard ... The Institute for Safe Medication Practices in Pennsylvania sent a newsletter last fall to all the nation's hospitals detailing the dangers of magnesium sulfate ... A nurse gave her too much magnesium sulfate, which slows contractions. (The Ledger)
More of this story Jun 16, 2006
Doctors tried everything from medication to pumping magnesium sulfate through my veins to maintain a decent blood pressure. But after a day of roller coaster readings, the doctor said if I didn't have an emergency cesarean section, the baby and I would be in serious danger. (LaGrange Oldham Era, KY)
Nonprofit, FDA seek to change doctors' prescription habits Jun 16, 2006
Doctors are also being encouraged to spell out "morphine sulfate" so that it's not mistaken for "magnesium sulfate." The shorthand terms, MSO4 and MgSO4, are prone to mix-ups. A pregnant woman who needs magnesium sulfate to control pre-eclampsia, a dangerous blood pressure condition, could receive a fatal overdose of the painkiller morphine instead, Cohen said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
FDA and ISMP Launch Campaign to Reduce Medication Mistakes Caused by Unclear Medical Abbreviations Jun 15, 2006
Can be confused for one another (write as "morphine sulfate" or "magnesium sulfate"). FDA and ISMP's campaign materials promote ISMP's list and include: 1) a brochure to be distributed to medical professionals, the pharmaceutical industry and medical publishing professionals; 2) a print public service ad that will be sent to professional trade publications; 3) posters with reminders about commonly used error-prone abbreviations for healthcare facilities; 4) an online toolkit of materials,... (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Around Florida Jun 9, 2006
Elisha Crews Bryant, who was seven months pregnant, went into respiratory failure at South Florida Baptist Hospital May 26 after a nurse gave her four times the prescribed dose of magnesium sulfate, hospital officials said. The drug is commonly used to treat premature labor, but can be fatal if the dose is too high. (The Miami Herald)
Hospital That Fatally Erred Has Good Safety Record Jun 9, 2006
" It's hard to focus on the big picture while considering the accidental death on May 26 of 18-year-old Elisha Crews Bryant, a child care worker who went into premature labor at 27 weeks and was accidentally given too much magnesium sulfate in an effort to stop contractions. She was survived by her 21-year-old husband, Preston, a nearly 3-year-old daughter, Tailor, and the prematurely born son, Levi. The hospital has described the unidentified nurse, who is on administrative leave pending an... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Hospital Admits Fatal Drug Error Jun 9, 2006
A doctor ordered magnesium sulfate, a common treatment to slow early labor. But the nurse who gave Bryant an IV bag of the drug mistakenly gave her too much, hospital officials said. (The Ledger)
Hospital's Mistake Killed Mother Jun 8, 2006
The entire health care team at South Florida Baptist Hospital is truly devastated by this situation, and we are providing emotional counseling for them," Ulbricht said. Common Medication When Bryant arrived at South Florida Baptist with labor pains about seven months into her pregnancy, her physician ordered magnesium sulfate, a common medication to stop premature labor, Ulbricht said. The nurse miscalculated and administered the medication via an intravenous line too quickly, he said. The young... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Adina, Astrid, Chipewee, Jasmine May 10, 2006
They wheeled her into a room with a view of the plaza, and the attending put a clear bag of viscous-looking fluid called magnesium sulfate into the I.V. machine, assuring Julia that it was safe. Some people don t love this drug, she explained. (New Yorker)
Women's health findings presented at national conference Mar 26, 2006
Although intravenous infusion of magnesium sulfate can decrease the likelihood that a woman with preeclampsia will develop eclamptic seizures, the only effective treatment for the syndrome is immediate delivery, which can be dangerous for the baby if it is too early in the pregnancy. "We found that levels of CRP were doubled in postmenopausal women who had a prior episode of eclampsia compared to those who had a history of normal pregnancies," said Carl Hubel, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
Cooler heads may prevail in successfully treating strokes Jan 30, 2006
Patients in the study start their therapy in the ambulance, with a paramedic administering the first drug, magnesium sulfate. In the ER, they get the head-cooling device wrapped around their head and are given the other three drugs. (Edmonton Journal)
