Clay reduces permeability of biomedical polymer
Chicago A compound used in cosmetics and food supplements may help make artificial heart device polymer parts less permeable to air and water, according to a team of Penn State researchers. "The polymers used for various parts of artificial heart devices are somewhat permeable to air and water," says Dr. J......d. For example, as more and more consumers turn to supplements and herbs, there are many drug-herb interactions that physicians absolutely need to know about. They need to know what is useful, what is useless, and, most importantly, what is downright dangerous. Specifics of Georgetowns Program The five-year pr...Excess iron intake increases risk of intestinal infections, study suggests
...or by judicious use of dietary supplements as prescribed by a physician or registered dietitian. "Iron is a double-edged sword," Failla said. "Although it is an absolutely essential nutrient, excess tissue iron can cause pathology....Animal-based nutrients linked with higher risk of stomach and esophageal cancers
.... They further found that regular use of vitamin C supplements wasassociated with a 40 percent reduction in the r...ne. "We also found that regular users of vitamin C supplements were at significantly lower risk of stomach cancer." In a separate analysis of these data, the rese...Scientists find biological key to 'wasting syndrome'
...as vitamin E might halt wasting in humans if these supplements were delivered in very high amountsor even better, if they were targeted to the liver. "One solution will be to find a liver-specific antioxidant," he said. "With the technology we have today, this is very feasible. We believe this will provide a...Garlic supplements can impede HIV medication
Researchers have found garlic supplements can cause a potentially harmful side effect when c...al Institutes of Health (NIH) observed that garlic supplements sharply reduced blood levels of the anti-HIV drug saquinavir. The study results appear this week in ...Initial clinical study shows safety and bioactivity of cancer vaccine
...atments for preexisting tumors or they took herbal supplements that could impact PSA levels. In the remaining seven, six had a significant decrease in PSA levels and three patients exhibited a decrease in free-circulating tumor cells detected in the blood. According to Vieweg, the next step is to use fully ...High homocysteine levels may double risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease
...mocysteine levels with high doses of these vitamin supplements can slow the rate of cognitive decline in people diagnosed with AD.Wolf and colleagues followed 1,092 people in a dementia-free group of the Framingham cohort. Participants in this group, whose average age was 76, were enrolled in the study between ...Vitamin C reduces the odds of developing early-onset cataract
...nd found that daily vitamin C intake from diet and supplements during the previous 13-15 years had a significant ...oping cortical opacities, and the use of vitamin C supplements for at least 10 years was associated with a 60% reduction in the risk of cataracts, when compared to...Food the center of celebration and subject for concern
...ing GM foods? Many of us are turning to dietary supplements to improve our health. How much do we know about the possibility of herbal overdose, drug interactions, or malnutrition? Recent events have intensified concerns about bioterrorism. Could our own food supply be targeted? What can we do to protect i...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, March 19, 2002
...te. The ingredients in LipoKinetix appear in other supplements marketed by the manufacturer and in other products sold on bodybuilding and nutritional supplement Internet sites. An accompanying editorial points out the need for regulation of dietary supplements, assurances of product safety, and ongoing monitor...As heart patients flock to alternative medicine, hazards may lurk
...e medicine approach to help them heal, but dietary supplements chosen by one-third of them could actually interac...the-counter medicines, vitamins, minerals and food supplements that they were taking wondering which they could cut out to save money or reduce hassle. The physi...Calcium intake may be associated with reduced risk of colon cancer
...calcium intake from both dairy sources and calcium supplements by roughly 88,000 women in the Nurses Health Study...sumed more than 700 mg of calcium per day, calcium supplements did not appear to be associated with further reduction in their colon cancer risk. Therefore, the au...Hormone therapy may be most protective in women with healthiest blood vessels
...l years. This implies that women may need estrogen supplements as their production of the hormone begins to wane. The results may bring a new factor into the equation of whether or not women should take estrogen for the prevention of heart disease the timing of therapy may determine its effectiveness. For years...Undersize infants score higher on IQ tests if breast fed exclusively
...her stopped breastfeeding before six months or had supplements such as formula or solids introduced into their di...s old, the researchers could find no evidence that supplements had increased the growth of either SGA or AGA infants. However, the researchers did find that, at fi...Fatty acid from fish oil fights arrhythmias, sudden death
DALLAS, April 9 Daily supplements of a fatty acid found in fish oil halves the risk ...same healthy diet, those who received the n-3 PUFA supplements had fewer sudden deaths than those who did not. N-3 PUFA are essential fatty acids the body needs t...St. John's wort ineffective for depression
...to conduct well-designed studies to examine herbal supplements and other drugs for the treatment of depression, w...xtract of St. John's wort," said Davidson. Herbal supplements have grown in popularity during the last decade as more consumers look for "natural" medicines and a...Testosterone aids older mens brains, UCSF study says
...sts that older men who are prescribed testosterone supplements may reduce their risk of cognitive decline, a prec... they age, and some doctors have begun prescribing supplements of the hormone to increase libido and treat other age-related problems in men. The men in the stud...NIMH awards new grants in response to terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
... Ph.D., acting NIMH director."These new grants and supplements to on-going studies will provide research to help prepare us to address mental health consequences of future disasters, and reduce suffering." The NIMH RAPID grants program funds small projects that promise, in a relatively short time frame, to yiel...... my knowledge no one has studied whether vitamin D supplements affect the risk of heart disease events, says Paul...ary heart disease (CHD). Women who used vitamin D supplements had 31 percent less risk of heart disease death as those who did not take the supplements. The use ...