Normal saline, sterile saline, and homemade saline solutions may be chemically similar, but this article will explore when and how to use—or not use—these different options. Sneksy / Getty Images ...

Saline solution is a type of sterile saltwater people with sinus symptoms may use to help clean excess mucus or allergens out of their nasal passages. In addition to what's now a popular allergy ...

On the other hand, the balanced solution is much closer to normal blood levels of sodium and chloride. During a two-year period, Vanderbilt researchers carried out two studies involving 28,000 ...

Hypertonic solutions, such as strong saline solutions and the sugar alcohol mannitol, are used among other things to reduce intracranial pressure in intensive care patients.

A saline solution shortage worsened by Hurricane Maria has hospitals worried, even as staff turn to creative solutions such as breaking out the Gatorade. The shortage of the ubiquitous intravenous ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have shown that a hypertonic saline solution inhibits replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and have elucidated the ...

Saline drops cut the duration of colds in children by two days – study - Experts believe salt water solutions can help suppress viral replication, which cuts the length of infection.