Medications
Higher dose of melatonin improved sleep in older adults
In a small study of healthy adults aged 55 and older, 5 mg of melatonin increased total sleep time compared to a placebo.
May 19, 2022
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News tagged with dietary supplements
Medications
Dietary supplements could be tainted with prescription medications and dangerous hidden ingredients, study finds
Many over-the-counter dietary supplement products—particularly those used for sexual enhancement and weight loss—are tainted with undisclosed pharmaceutical ingredients. That is the key finding of my recently published ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Health
Half of parents regularly give kids a dietary supplement
Kids can be stubborn when it comes to eating the healthy foods on their plate.
Apr 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin E can boost immunotherapy responses by reinvigorating dendritic cells
Combining a retrospective analysis of clinical records with in-depth laboratory studies, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that vitamin E can enhance immunotherapy responses ...
Apr 14, 2022
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Medications
Common dietary supplements could protect against COVID, common winter illnesses
Could dietary supplements become a healthy weapon against COVID-19? Experts from TAU have shown that common dietary supplements can protect against the coronavirus as well as several common winter illnesses.
Apr 13, 2022
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Medications
FDA panel narrowly sides against experimental ALS drug
Federal health advisers on Wednesday narrowly ruled against an experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a potential setback for patient groups who have lobbied for the medication's approval.
Mar 31, 2022
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Medications
Alpinia hainanensis has potential to help treat ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a nonspecific, chronic and recurrent inflammatory bowel disease. Alpinia plants (Zingiberaceae family) are the ideal materials for finding therapeutic agents against UC. Alpinia hainanensis is an ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Medications
FDA reviewers give thumbs down to new ALS drug
Despite months of intense lobbying by patient advocates, federal health officials on Monday posted a largely negative review of an experimental drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Mar 30, 2022
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Pediatrics
Can melatonin gummies solve family bedtime struggles? Experts advise caution
For three exhausting years, Lauren Lockwood tried to get her son Rex to sleep through the night. As an infant, he couldn't sleep without a blanket over his carrier to drown out the world around him. At age 2, it sometimes ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Immunology
How sugar promotes inflammation
People who consume sugar and other carbohydrates in excess over a long period of time have an increased risk of developing an autoimmune disease. In affected patients, the immune system attacks the body's own tissue and the ...
Mar 22, 2022
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