Background Hydration status is one measure used to determine risk of heat illness, such as heat stroke. The most common assessment used is urine specific gravity. However, this test presents inherent ...

The goal of biomonitoring is to quantitatively assess environmental or occupational chemical exposure by measuring either the parent chemical or its metabolite in various specimen samples. Single spot ...

There are about seventeen individual tests to evaluate the urine and saliva that can make treatment and diagnosis more effective. Check the symptom list from below and see if any of it relates to you.

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A new device that sits inside the toilet bowl and analyses your urine for clues about hydration, nutrition and kidney health has been launched. View on euronews ...

Urine color is mainly determined by chemical content and concentration. Urine is usually yellow due to the naturally occurring pigment urobilin, formed as a result of heme breakdown. [11] Clinically, ...

The effect of body hydration status was assessed on the psycho-physiological profile of college level women basketball players (18–22 years). Thirty basketball players and 30 training in a fitness ...

Urine is the liquid waste by-product of the body. It is secreted by the kidneys and stored in the bladder. It is excreted through the urethra through a process called micturition (urination). This ...

The observation of urine has been used for centuries to diagnose and follow many disease states. It continues to be an important test in modern medicine. Various diseases such as pelvic and bladder ...