Rhabdomyolysis, also known as rhabdo, describes a serious medical condition. It occurs when damaged muscle releases substances into the blood that can damage the heart and kidneys. Common causes ...

Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion - 10 to 20 percent - of the neurons in the brain's nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction.

Cocaine addiction is difficult to treat. Doctors have no specific therapies for the addiction. However, an experiment in mice has produced promising results on a vaccine approach. Researchers at ...

Therefore, loop diuretics in rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury should be used in the same manner as that recommended in acute kidney injury that is due to other causes. 47,48.

In May 2019 after a strenuous workout, I developed exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis; my main symptom was swelling of my upper arms. My primary care physician ran my CPK levels, which initially ...