Water Intoxication

Believe it or not, a thing like too much water, does exist. The condition is called water toxicity or hyponatremia.

Drinking excess water than normal tends to increase your total blood volume and also pressures your kidneys into working overtime.

People of a village in Odisha went inside a forest to prepare 'mahua', a traditional country liquor, but found that a herd of elephants already devoured the water fermented with the intoxicating flowers and are in deep sleep.

Drinking too much of water can lead to what most health experts call it as water intoxication or hyponatremia, which in extreme cases can be fatal

Technically, you should drink water only as much as you need to satisfy your thirst. Too much of it can cause water intoxication.

While drinking eight to 10 glasses of water every day may be advised by many health experts, there is a chance that over-consumption of water may lead to certain problems like hyponatremia

By mid-century, higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in ocean water could leave fish "intoxicated", becoming lost at sea, a study said Wednesday.

Bhaang is a popular intoxicating drink prepared during the festival of Holi. Originally made with cannabis leaves but this recipe makes use of whole spices, poppy seeds, water melon seeds and rose petals.

Bangladesh is facing a major drinking-water crisis. Wells in Bangladesh delivering water with high levels of arsenic in it are in many cases used unnecessarily. According to a recent study, researchers report that in their study area other tube wells nearby were safe and could be used instead.

The importance of maintaining adequate hydration in heat stroke prevention cannot be overemphasized, but excessive fluid intake may also prove life threatening. Drinking too much water is dangerous because the body cannot excrete all the fluid rapidly leading to low sodium levels.

Believe it or not, a thing like too much water, does exist. The condition is called water toxicity or hyponatremia.

Drinking excess water than normal tends to increase your total blood volume and also pressures your kidneys into working overtime.

People of a village in Odisha went inside a forest to prepare 'mahua', a traditional country liquor, but found that a herd of elephants already devoured the water fermented with the intoxicating flowers and are in deep sleep.

Drinking too much of water can lead to what most health experts call it as water intoxication or hyponatremia, which in extreme cases can be fatal

Technically, you should drink water only as much as you need to satisfy your thirst. Too much of it can cause water intoxication.

While drinking eight to 10 glasses of water every day may be advised by many health experts, there is a chance that over-consumption of water may lead to certain problems like hyponatremia

By mid-century, higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in ocean water could leave fish "intoxicated", becoming lost at sea, a study said Wednesday.

Bhaang is a popular intoxicating drink prepared during the festival of Holi. Originally made with cannabis leaves but this recipe makes use of whole spices, poppy seeds, water melon seeds and rose petals.

Bangladesh is facing a major drinking-water crisis. Wells in Bangladesh delivering water with high levels of arsenic in it are in many cases used unnecessarily. According to a recent study, researchers report that in their study area other tube wells nearby were safe and could be used instead.

The importance of maintaining adequate hydration in heat stroke prevention cannot be overemphasized, but excessive fluid intake may also prove life threatening. Drinking too much water is dangerous because the body cannot excrete all the fluid rapidly leading to low sodium levels.