News tagged with amino acid supplements


Study says more efforts needed to regulate dietary supplements

Dietary supplements accounted for more than half the Class 1 drugs recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2004-12, meaning they contained substances that could cause serious health problems or even death, ...

Health created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ravicti approved for urea cycle disorders

(HealthDay)—Ravicti (glycerol phenylbutyrate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat certain urea cycle disorders (UCDs) in people 2 years and older.

Medications created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common nutritional supplement offers promise in treatment of unique form of autism with epilepsy

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University schools of medicine, have identified a form of autism with epilepsy that may potentially be treatable ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

L-arginine: Supplement tested on fit, athletic men shows no advantage

One of the most recent, popular supplements for athletes looking to boost performance comes in the form of a naturally-occurring amino acid called L-arginine.

Other created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Early research shows dietary supplement may lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

UCLA researchers demonstrated that an over-the-counter dietary supplement may help inhibit development of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, conditions that are involved in the development of Type 2 diabetes and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Dietary leucine may fight prediabetes, metabolic syndrome

A study led by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center suggests that adding the amino acid leucine to their diets may help those with pre-diabetes or metabolic syndrome.

Medical research created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study suggests dietary supplement can protect against pre-eclampsia

A dietary supplement containing an amino acid and antioxidant vitamins, given to pregnant women at high risk of pre-eclampsia, can reduce the occurrence of the disease, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast