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Autism treatment: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science
Nov 24, 2009 |
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James Coman's son has an unusual skill. The 7-year-old, his father says, can swallow six pills at once. Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, the Chicago boy had been placed on an intense regimen of supplements and medications ...
Treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 associated with increased risk of cancer, death
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Patients with heart disease in Norway, a country with no fortification of foods with folic acid, had an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any cause if they had received treatment with folic acid and vitamin ...
Commentary warns of unexpected consequences of proton pump inhibitor use in reflux disease
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Despite being highly effective and beneficial for many patients, unexpected consequences are emerging in patients who are prescribed proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for reflux diseases. Physicians are warned to monitor these ...
Low levels of vitamin B12 may increase risk for neural tube defects
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Children born to women who have low blood levels of vitamin B12 shortly before and after conception may have an increased risk of a neural tube defect, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of ...
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Vitamin B12 may protect the brain in old age
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Vitamin B12, a nutrient found in meat, fish and milk, may protect against brain volume loss in older people, according to a study published in the September 9, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...
For coronary artery disease patients, B vitamins may not reduce cardiovascular events
Aug 19, 2008 |
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In a large clinical trial involving patients with coronary artery disease, use of B vitamins was not effective for preventing death or cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the August 20 issue of JAMA.
Researchers discover gene behind devastating vitamin B12-related disorder
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Swiss, British and Canadian researchers have identified the gene responsible for a rare but serious genetic disorder and have simultaneously provided more clues as to how vitamin B12 works in the body. Their results will ...
Folic acid, B vitamins do not appear to affect cancer risk
Nov 04, 2008 |
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A daily supplementation combination that included folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 had no significant effect on the overall risk of cancer, including breast cancer, among women at high risk of cardiovascular disease, according ...
Vitamin B-12 function may be diminished by excessive folate
Dec 18, 2007 |
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In a study of adults aged 20 and over, researchers at Tufts University showed that homocysteine and methylmalonic acid are at much higher levels in individuals who have a combination of vitamin B12 deficiency and high blood ...
Genetic variants associated with vitamin B12
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and their collaborators at Tufts University and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have identified a common genetic influence on B12 vitamin levels in the blood, ...
Folate deficiency associated with tripling of dementia risk
Feb 05, 2008 |
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Folate deficiency is associated with a tripling in the risk of developing dementia among elderly people, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
Folate and B12 may influence cognition in seniors
Feb 09, 2007 |
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Folate and vitamin B12, two important nutrients for the development of healthy nerves and blood cells, may work together to protect cognitive function among seniors, reports a new epidemiological study from the Jean Mayer ...
Folic acid, B vitamins not linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular events in high-risk women
May 06, 2008 |
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Women at high-risk of cardiovascular disease who took a daily supplement of folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 for seven years did not have an overall reduced rate of cardiovascular events, despite a significant lowering of ...
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.
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