News tagged with supplements
New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Queen's University Belfast academics have helped develop an antioxidant supplement which may slow down sight loss in elderly people.
Multivitamins in pregnancy reduce risk of low birth weights
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Prenatal multivitamin supplements are associated with a significantly reduced risk of babies with a low birth weight compared with prenatal iron-folic acid supplementation, found a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Jo ...
Many breast cancer patients take high doses of antioxidants despite possible consequences
Jun 08, 2009 |
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A new study finds that many women with breast cancer take antioxidant supplements while undergoing cancer treatment, even though the consequences of doing so are unknown. Published in the July 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer ...
7 solutions for sleepless situations
May 22, 2009 |
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Seven solutions for sleepless situations.
Judge rules family can't refuse chemo for boy
May 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Minnesota judge ruled Friday that a 13-year-old cancer patient must be evaluated by a doctor to determine if the boy would benefit from restarting chemotherapy over his parents' objections.
Preconceptional folic acid supplements are associated with reduced risk of premature birth
May 12, 2009 |
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Taking folic acid supplements for at least a year before conception is associated with reduction in the risk of premature birth, according to a study by Radek Bukowski (from the University of Texas Medical Branch, United ...
Beaming solar energy to algae
May 04, 2009 |
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Flasks bubble with red- and green-colored concoctions. Across the building, an engineer fiddles with glass rods and flickering fluorescent lights.
FDA: Dieters should stop Hydroxycut use now
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death.
Immigrant women may be at higher risk of having a baby with a birth defect
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Immigrant women are less likely to use folic acid supplements before pregnancy to prevent spina bifida, particularly those who recently immigrated to the country, according to a new study led by a St. Michael's Hospital physician ...
Prune juice not necessary: New research should make bowel movements easier
Apr 08, 2009 |
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If you hate prune juice and chalky fiber supplements, just sit down and relax. Help is on the way. In a research report published online in The FASEB Journal, a team of researchers has discovered a new way to make it a l ...
Chinese slimming capsules
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Apr 08, 2009 |
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Taking herbal food supplements is certainly not free of risk. Since 2005, the poison emergency centers in the German cities of Freiburg and Göttingen have registered a total of 17 patients with health problems after taking ...
How much vitamin D do I need?
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Vitamin D -- the so-called sunshine vitamin -- is the wonder nutrient of the moment. While the vitamin is best known for helping build strong bones and absorb calcium, a vitamin D deficiency can raise the risk of everything ...
Many middle-aged and older Americans not getting adequate nutrition
Mar 01, 2009 |
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Micronutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin C play essential roles in maintaining health. As older adults tend to reduce their food intake as they age, there is concern that deficits in these micronutrients ...
Vitamin B and folic acid may reduce risk of age-related vision loss
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Taking a combination of vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid appears to decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration in women, according to a report in the February 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Vitamin supplements may protect against noise-induced hearing loss
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Vitamin supplements can prevent hearing loss in laboratory animals, according to two new studies, bringing investigators one step closer to the development of a pill that could stave off noise-induced and perhaps even age-related ...
