Compound In Meat Prevents Diabetes, Study Suggests
...uction in body fat." CLA is available as a dietary supplement at health stores, but people shouldn't rush to consume large quantities of the compound until more is known about it, Houseknecht warns. "CLA could have some bad side effects, too," she says. "There never is a perfect drug, and so far there are no to...Products For Weight Loss Or Increased Energy Can Be Deadly, Warn Poison Control Experts
...nter. "People should not assume that any dietary supplement is safe just because it islabeled 'natural' or 'herbal,'" she said. "Many contain active ingredients thatcan be dangerous to certain individuals because of their current healthcondition or because of medications they are taking. Any person consideri...Jefferson Physician Warns Further Study Of DHEA's Safety Needed
... cautions that a natural hormone and popular food supplement believed by many to have anti-aging properties may actually increase men's risk of prostate cancer. Marshall Goldberg, M.D., professor of medicine and psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, says tha...Some CFS Patients Benefit From Low-Dose Steroid, But Side Effects Too Risky
...ntists at JohnsHopkins University is attempting to supplement a different class of steroidhormones produced by the adrenal gland. A JAMA editorial accompanying the hydrocortisone report notes that some peoplewith CFS manifest neurally mediated hypotension, an abnormality of bloodpressure control. Preliminary...Study Finds Olestra Chips Don't Generate Gastrointestinal Woes
... D, E and K, and so the companies that use olestra supplement theirproducts with those vitamins." If people experience severe symptoms after eating olestra chips, thosesymptoms come not from the chips but from something else, the physician said. Proctor and Gamble, one of the manufacturers of ol......ved in evaluating theimpact of hospitalists in the supplement of the February 16 issue of the Annalsof Internal Medicine. The hospitalist is a departure from the way doctors have traditionallyfunctioned in the American academic hospital. Traditionally, the care ofhospital patients has been managed by residents,...Preliminary Study Proves Centuries Of Herbalists Right About Echinacea
...cival gave 10 healthy, college-age men anechinacea supplement for four days, taking measurements of immunity on dayone and day four. In just four days, she found a stimulation of the immunesystem in the form of a threefold increase in the ability of white bloodcells to kill bacteria. She cautions that her findi...National Pilot Study To Test Whether Soy Can Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
...two groups, onethat will get a soy protein dietary supplement and another that will get casein(milk) protein supplement. The study will be conducted through one of the major national cancerclinical trials cooperative groups, Cancer and Leukemia Group B, which iscomposed of 200 institutions from both academic me...The American Heart Association Urges Caution On Cholestin
...uisine and soldin the United States as the dietary supplement Cholestin, has been shown tolower the level of blo...g is used in much smaller quantities than the food supplement soldin the United States. Therefore, people may be venturing into the unknown byusing the substance...Postmenopausal Women Reap Heart Benefits From Foods Containing Vitamin E
...rce of vitamin Ewas food. There was no benefit in supplement users. In fact, the study showedthat the higher the vitamin intake in supplement users, the higher thesusceptibility of LDL to oxidation. "It's possible that vitamins taken in suppl...Anabolic Steroids May Help Dialysis Patients Fight Fatigue And Gain Lean Body Mass
...jections of human growth hormoneor adding a liquid supplement to the patient's blood before it is returned tothe body. There are serious drawbacks to the treatments, however, such asdangerous side effects and prohibitive costs. As a result, these therapies areusually restricted to only the very sickest patien......ilable at health food stores as anover-the-counter supplement for the treatment of prostate cancer. During the UCSF study, a total of 61 men (27 with hormone-nave prostate cancer,and 34 with hormone-resistant prostate cancer) were clinically evaluated forpreliminary results. Study participants received nine ca...National Survey: Leg Crossing Is Taboo But Women Indulge Anyway
... The survey was sponsored by Venastat, a dietary supplement for leghealth marketed by Pharmaton Natural Health Products. It was released for thesecond annual Venastat Great American Cross-Out, which calls for women to stopcrossing their legs for a single day -- Wednesday, May 26 -- as part of LegHealth Awaren...Hopkins study shows combined hormone therapy increases muscle, decreases fat in postmenopausal women
...Agroup of 40 postmenopausal women took an estrogen supplement for three monthsand estrogen plus androgen for the next four months. After four months on the combined medication, the women had an average 2 to 4percent reduction in body fat and an average 4 to 6 percent increase in musclemass. By contrast, estr......focuses on appropriate utilization," saidToan. To supplement cost management approaches, Toan pointed to programs thatpromote the appropriate use of drugs by looking at prescription drugs within thecontext of overall health resources expended to treat a specific disease. Healso cited the growing popularity of......hat this may be because mothers are not taking the supplement over the correct period; it may not be taken by those at highest risk, or the recommended daily dose may be too low. They also speculate that the incidence of such defects has reached such a low level (the incidence of spina bifida fell from 215/100...Wide use leads to push to test safety of four herbs
...ur herbs are aloe vera, which is used as a dietary supplement aswell as a cosmetic; ginseng, which is promoted for vigor; kava kava is used asa mood elevator, and milk thistle, is considered by some to have anti-cancer andliver-protective properties. The fifth nomination is for indole-3-carbinol, asubstance in...Poor health is a major factor for early retirement, according to UCSF researchers
...principalinvestigator of the survey. The survey, a supplement of the 1999 California Work and Health Survey (CWHS)examined work, health, and retirement issues of 972 older Californians ages45-70. Irene Yen, PhD, MPH, epidemiologist in the UCSF Institute for Health andAging, served as the project director. The ...UNC-CH nutrition expert says nation should regulate some diet supplements
...t in a public reaction that woulddamage the entire supplement industry just as the thalidomide debacle injuredth...arch." Until a few years ago, most dietary supplement companies were relativelysmall, Zeisel said. Now, multibillion dollar companies like Monsanto,Bristo...... naturally by the pineal gland andused widely as a supplement to diminish jet lag and improve sleep patterns, mayplay an important role in promoting bone growth. Results of the research appeared recently in the Journal of BiologicalChemistry. The study was conducted by Jerome A. Roth, Ph.D., professor o...