Health
Multivitamins on the outs, but these supplements are in
Watch out multivitamins, here comes vitamin D, fish oil and probiotics.
Oct 26, 2016
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Cardiology
Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil, may aid healing after heart attack
Giving heart attack patients a high dose of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil, daily for six months after a heart attack improved the function of the heart and reduced scarring in the undamaged muscle, according to new research ...
Aug 1, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Vitamin A affects the heart, not just eyes and skin
Vitamin A is involved in many bodily processes, including vision and skin health, but its role in the heart is unclear. While vitamin A is critical for heart development of embryos—vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy ...
May 2, 2016
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Research backs belief that tomatoes can be a gout trigger
People who maintain that eating tomatoes can cause their gout to flare up are likely to welcome new University of Otago research that has, for the first time, found a biological basis for this belief.
Aug 19, 2015
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Cardiology
Folic acid supplementation among adults with hypertension reduces risk of stroke
In a study that included more than 20,000 adults in China with high blood pressure but without a history of stroke or heart attack, the combined use of the hypertension medication enalapril and folic acid, compared with enalapril ...
Mar 15, 2015
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Cardiology
Omega-3 fatty acids appear to protect damaged heart after heart attack
Taking omega-3 fatty acids appeared to lower inflammation and guard against further declines in heart function among recent heart attack survivors already receivingoptimal standard care, according to results from a randomized, ...
Mar 4, 2015
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Cardiology
Human genetic research uncovers how omega-6 fatty acids lower bad cholesterol
Supplementing the diet with omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids has beneficial effects on heart health by lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol and raising "good" HDL cholesterol, but the underlying mechanisms involved are poorly ...
Oct 16, 2014
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Inflammatory disorders
Overweight causes hazardous inflammations
Researchers have found a possible molecular explanation for why overweight is harmful. This new knowledge may provide new drugs for heart attack, stroke, cancer and chronic intestinal inflammation.
Aug 25, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Gout isn't always easy to prove: CT scans help catch cases traditional test misses
Gout is on the rise among U.S. men and women, and this piercingly painful and most common form of inflammatory arthritis is turning out to be more complicated than had been thought. The standard way to check for gout is by ...
Mar 26, 2014
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Medical research
Scientist, 98, challenges orthodoxy on causes of heart disease
Twenty years ago, at the age of 78, Fred A. Kummerow retired from the University of Illinois. That didn't mean his research days were behind him, however. Now in a wheelchair most of the time, Kummerow still maintains a laboratory ...
Aug 1, 2013
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