Cheltenham: Its Mineral Waters and Climate

Strathpeffer Spay, Its Climate and Waters

In a recent number of this Journal we drew attention to some of the Irish Spas, Lisdoonvarua and Lucan, which Dr. Mapother con-: sidered to be equal in many respects to the more celebrated ones on the continent. We have now to draw attention to the Strathpeffer Spa, aud the very admirable description of its climate and the medical properties of its water, by Dr. Fox. Dr. Fox remarks in the pref...

Mineral waters in rheumatoid arthritis

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder affecting nearly 1% of adult population. First-line therapies include disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, but creno-balneotherapy is often prescribed in rheumatic disorders and RA is no exception. Objectives: To know the efficacy of creno-balneotherapy in RA. Methods: A Medline based search was made using MeSH terms “balneology”...

The calcium concentration of public drinking waters and bottled mineral waters in Spain and its contribution to satisfying nutritional needs.

INTRODUCTION A sufficient intake of calcium enables correct bone mineralization. The bioavailability of calcium in water is similar to that in milk. OBJECTIVE To determine the concentration of calcium in public drinking water and bottled mineral water. METHODS We used ion chromatography to analyse the calcium concentrations of public drinking waters in a representative sample of 108 Spanish...

Sulphurous Mineral Waters: New Applications for Health

Sulphurous mineral waters have been traditionally used in medical hydrology as treatment for skin, respiratory, and musculoskeletal disorders. However, driven by recent intense research efforts, topical treatments are starting to show benefits for pulmonary hypertension, arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, heart failure, peptic ulcer, and acute and chronic infla...

The Mineral Waters and Health Resorts of Europe