Folate and vitamin B12 reduce disabling schizophrenia symptoms in some patients
Adding the dietary supplements folate and vitamin B12 to treatment with antipsychotic medication improved a core symptom component of schizophrenia in a study of more than 100 patients. The study focused on negative symptoms ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Omega-3s from fish vs. fish oil pills better at maintaining blood pressure in mouse model
Omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish may have diverse health-promoting effects, potentially protecting the immune, nervous, and cardiovascular systems.
Health
Mar 05, 2013 |
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High-fiber diet helps heart too, expert says
(HealthDay)—Eating a high-fiber diet does more than promote digestive well-being; it's also good for your heart, an expert says.
Cardiology
Mar 03, 2013 |
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USPSTF: Vitamin D, calcium supplements don't prevent fx
(HealthDay)—For non-institutionalized postmenopausal women, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against daily supplementation with ≤400 IU of vitamin D3 and ≤1,000 mg of calcium for primary prevention of fractures, and a lack of e ...
Health
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Panel questions value of calcium, vitamin D pills
Popping calcium and vitamin D pills in hopes of strong bones? Healthy older women should not bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements, say new recommendations from a U.S. government advisory group.
Health
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Probiotic-derived treatment offers new hope for premature babies
Study in the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology addresses critical component of problem affecting infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.
Medical research
Feb 13, 2013 |
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Tube versus IV feeding in malnourished pediatric cancer patients
About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement. Which would you choose? A study published ...
Cancer
Feb 13, 2013 |
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Vitamin C is beneficial against the common cold
(Medical Xpress)—According to an updated Cochrane review on vitamin C and the common cold, vitamin C seems to be particularly beneficial for people under heavy physical stress.
Health
Feb 13, 2013 |
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Risk of cardiovascular death doubled in women with high calcium intake
High intakes of calcium (corresponding to diet and supplements) in women are associated with a higher risk of death from all causes, but cardiovascular disease in particular, compared with women with lower calcium intake, ...
Cardiology
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Lower autism risk with folic acid supplements in pregnancy
Women who took folic acid supplements in early pregnancy almost halved the risk of having a child with autism. Beginning to take folic acid supplements later in pregnancy did not reduce the risk. This is shown in new findings ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Most cardiac patients report using alternative treatments
(HealthDay)—The majority of patients with cardiovascular disease receiving outpatient cardiology evaluations report using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, according to a study published ...
Cardiology
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Analysis finds vitamin D potency varies widely in dietary supplements
Vitamin D supplement potency varies widely, and the amount of vitamin D in over-the counter and compounded supplements does not necessarily match the amount listed on the label, according to a research letter published in ...
Health
Feb 11, 2013 |
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High doses of saw palmetto don't impact serum PSA
(HealthDay)—Compared with placebo, saw palmetto, even at a dose as high as 960 mg, does not affect serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men with lower urinary tract symptoms, according to research ...
Cancer
Feb 08, 2013 |
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With benefits unproven, why do millions of Americans take multivitamins?
(HealthDay)—Millions of Americans take multivitamins and other supplements, but convincing scientific evidence of any true health benefit is lacking, experts say. Now a new study explores why people continue ...
Health
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Vitamin C supplements linked to kidney stones
New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that men who take vitamin C supplements regularly run a higher risk of developing kidney stones. The study, which is published in the scientific periodical JAMA Internal Me ...
Health
Feb 04, 2013 |
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