News tagged with folate levels
Study finds folic acid supplements linked to higher risk of prostate cancer
A study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) found that men who took a daily folic acid supplement of 1 mg daily had more than twice the risk of prostate cancer compared with men who took a placebo.
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Alcohol consumption and risk of colon cancer in people with a family history of such cancer
A study based on more than 87,000 women and 47,000 men in the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, looks at whether there is a link between colon cancer and alcohol, and if so at what level of ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Genetic variation increases risk of metabolic side effects in children on some antipsychotics
Researchers have found a genetic variation predisposing children to six-times greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome when taking second-generation anti-psychotic medications. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Scientists may be able to double efficacy of radiation therapy
Scientists may have a way to double the efficacy and reduce the side effects of radiation therapy.
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Vascular risk linked to long-term antiepileptic drug therapy
New research reveals that patients with epilepsy who were treated for extended periods with older generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may be at increased risk for developing atherosclerosis, a common disorder known as hardening ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Worried about vitamin safety? Experts offer advice
Two studies this week raised gnawing worries about the safety of vitamin supplements and a host of questions. Should anyone be taking them? Which ones are most risky? And if you do take them, how can you pick ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Researchers discover new enzyme function for anemia
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have discovered a new function for an enzyme that may protect against organ injury and death from anemia.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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A scientific 'go' for commercial production of vitamin-D enhanced mushrooms
A new commercial processing technology is suitable for boosting the vitamin D content of mushrooms and has no adverse effects on other nutrients in those tasty delicacies, the first study on the topic has concluded. The technology, ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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High folate intake may reduce risk of colorectal cancer
Intake of high levels of folate may reduce colorectal cancer risk, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. Folate is a water-soluble B vita ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Study: Low-income families' diets often fall short in nutrition
(Medical Xpress) -- More than seven in 10 low-income families in a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln study struggled to reach adequate levels of nutrition in their diet, researchers said.
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Study addresses concerns about high folate levels
Taking folic acid supplements or eating fortified grain products is unlikely to worsen problems related to low levels of vitamin B12, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and five other institutions ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
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