Kids overdosing on vitamins?
A recent report says children may be consuming too much vitamin A, zinc and/or niacin from some cereals. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin overload in cereals?
A recent report says children may be consuming too much vitamin A, zinc and/or niacin from some cereals. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does cereal have too many vitamins for kids?
A recent report says children may be consuming too much vitamin A, zinc and/or niacin from some cereals. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Make the diagnosis, Sherlock!
This is a case recently reported in the Medical Journal of Australia. A 50-year-old woman presented with a read, painful, scaling rash on her hand an forearms, and around her eyes. She reported that sun exposure aggravated the dermal symptoms. She also gave a history of intermittent diarrhea. Examination revealed a scaly hyperpigmented lesion on her upper chest, in the distribution of a broad collar. The patient was a smoker and said she consumed half a bottle of gin daily. The skin manifestations did not respond to antibiotics or steroids.
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Source: The Poison Review - May 22, 2014 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical dermatitis niacin deficiency pellagra Source Type: news
Niacin overdose: What are the symptoms?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - May 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Another Failed HDL Therapy Trial
Despite robust epidemiological evidence suggesting that HDL has a strong protective effect against cardiovascular disease, there has been no good evidence showing that HDL-based therapies are beneficial. Large trials of drugs that raise HDL levels, including niacin and CETP-inhibitors, have failed to demonstrate improvements in outcome. Some observers gleaned hope from several small studies of drugs that mimic HDL activity but these studies have been too small to offer convincing evidence. Now a new study-- the largest to ever study an HDL mimetic-- has failed to find even a glimmer of benefit. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 30, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Larry Husten Source Type: news
Energizing sick mitochondria with vitamin B3: Effective treatment for mitochondrial disease
Vitamin B3 form nicotinamide riboside can slow down the progression of mitochondrial disease, suggesting its potential as a novel therapy approach to adult-onset mitochondrial muscle diseases, new research suggests. Vitamins B have recently been turned out to be potent modifiers of energy metabolism, especially the function of mitochondria. Vitamin B3, (niacin) has been found to delay the signs of aging in animal models. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 7, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Adding folic acid to bread flour could prevent countless family tragedies | Tania Browne
Every week in England and Wales three babies are born with spina bifida and 13 pregnancies are terminated when a neural tube defect is discovered. Around two thirds of these events could be avoided by adding folic acid to flour Adding stuff to food is by no means a new idea. We shudder when we hear stories of the Victorians adding boracic acid to milk so it would keep longer, or unscrupulous bakers adding chalk and alum to their loaves to bulk them out and make them look whiter. These additives were intended to add a little convenience for the modern Victorian home and boost profits for the seller, respectively. Never mind...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 4, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Tania Browne Tags: Nutrition Health Science Bread Life and style Society Medical research Source Type: news
Jubilant Life to hike Niacin prices by 18%
Drug-maker Jubilant Life Sciences today announced a price increase of 18 per cent for Niacin feed-grade, with immediate effect. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 13, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Could niacin be the fountain of youth?
The vitamin niacin has a life-prolonging effect, as Michael Ristow has demonstrated in roundworms. From his study, the ETH-Zurich professor also concludes that so-called reactive oxygen species are healthy, not only disagreeing with the general consensus, but also many of his peers. Who would not want to live a long and healthy life? A freely available food supplement could help in this respect, scientists from ETH Zurich have demonstrated in roundworms... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Niacin, the fountain of youth
(ETH Zurich) The vitamin niacin has a life-prolonging effect, as Michael Ristow has demonstrated in roundworms. From his study, the ETH-Zurich professor also concludes that so-called reactive oxygen species are healthy, not only disagreeing with the general consensus, but also many of his peers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 30, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Nutrition 101: Niacin
(HealthCastle.com) Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, is one of 8 B vitamins. All of the B vitamins are water-soluble, meaning that the body does not store them but excretes them in the urine. Other names for niacin include nicotinic acid and nicotinamide / niacinamide.
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Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians - September 7, 2013 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Adding Niacin to Statins Improves HDL Levels, Not HDL FunctionAdding Niacin to Statins Improves HDL Levels, Not HDL Function
Raising HDL cholesterol levels by adding niacin to statins doesn't improve clinical outcomes, and a new letter in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests why that might be the case. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Cardio Notes: Niacin and Stroke Risk
(MedPage Today) -- The correlation of niacin with stroke in the AIM-HIGH trial lost significance when other factors were considered. Also this week, finding vulnerable coronary lesions before they rupture and improving fluoro time. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 29, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Potential for new therapeutic options for a diverse array of challenging medical disorders
Researchers have identified a master network of signaling molecules that acts like a "fuse box" to regulate the cellular effects of defective energy flow in mitochondrial respiratory chain diseases - a diverse set of difficult-to-treat genetic-based energy disorders. Using that knowledge, they showed that nicotinic acid, a form of vitamin B3, partially restores normal functioning in cells taken from patients with mitochondrial disease... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
