HEALTH NOTES: Gluten-free bread lacks key vitamins
Only five per cent of the gluten-free breads on supermarket shelves are fortified with calcium, iron and thiamine – crucial for bone and brain health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taking their vitamins
(North Carolina State University) New research finds that more bacterioplankton utilize vitamin B1 or B1 precursors from their environment than synthesize their own. The researchers also found that B1 availability can directly limit bacterioplankton growth, which could have larger impacts on aquatic microbial food webs, as well as energy and nutrient exchange. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Are Pistachios Healthy? Here ’s What Experts Say
You can find the shelled green nuts everywhere, from airport kiosks to health food stores. But are pistachios as healthy as they’re cracked up to be? Here’s what the experts say.
What are the nutrition facts of pistachios?
Pistachios are packed with vitamins, minerals and nutrients, including beta carotene, phosphorus, vitamin B6, thiamine, potassium, magnesium and fiber. Compared to other nuts, they are also high in carotenoids, a type of antioxidant that helps reduce the risk of chronic disease and improves heart health, says registered dietitian Kristin Kirkpatrick.
You can also eat a lot of them in just one...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cassie Shortsleeve Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition healthytime Source Type: news
Video footage shows how vitamin B1 cured the tremors of two patients
Italian researchers, who tested the high doses of thiamine, believe it could offer hope of a new way of combating essential tremor, a disorder that strikes up to 10 per cent of the population. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stunning video footage shows how vitamin B1 cured the tremors of two patients
Italian researchers, who tested the high doses of thiamine, believe it could offer hope of a new way of combating essential tremor, a disorder that strikes up to 10 per cent of the population. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An investigation on a family tetramine poisoning accident - Wang WJ, Jian XD, Wu YZ, Wang K, Jia JE, Zhang ZC.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate and analyze the clinical data of tetramine poisoning in a family and prevent similar incidents from happening again. METHODS: The study was conducted in July 2016 in a fami-ly with thiamine poisoning in shandong province, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
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Have a look at some of the latest clinical content from NEJM Group:NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Images in clinical medicine: A … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 19, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Study finds infant vitamin B1 deficiency leads to poor motor function
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that infantile vitamin B1 deficiency severely affected motor function in preschoolers. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infant vitamin B1 deficiency leads to poor motor function and balance
A new study found that infantile vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency severely affected the motor function of preschoolers who were fed faulty formula in the first year of their lives. The conclusions were based on a retrospective study of children who received Remedia, an Israeli formula brand completely lacking in vitamin B1, in 2004. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 29, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Infant vitamin B1 deficiency leads to poor motor function and balance
(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) A new Tel Aviv University study found that infantile vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency severely affected the motor function of preschoolers who were fed faulty formula in the first year of their lives. The conclusions were based on a retrospective study of children who received Remedia, an Israeli formula brand completely lacking in vitamin B1, in 2004. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 29, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The J.M. Smucker Company Expands Limited Voluntary Recall on Certain Lots of Canned Cat Food Due to Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Orrville, OH - The J.M. Smucker Company is expanding the limited voluntary recall on certain lots of 9LivesTM, EverPetTM, and Special KittyTM canned cat food due to possible low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1). (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - January 11, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
The J.M. Smucker Company Announces a Limited Voluntary Recall on Certain Lots of Canned Cat Food Due to Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Orrville, OH - The J.M. Smucker Company today announced a limited voluntary recall on certain lots of 9LivesTM, EverPetTM, and Special KittyTM canned cat food due to possible low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1). (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - January 3, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Salmon, blue mussel, eider, and eel die from the same vitamin deficiency
Deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) in wildlife is previously known as a problem among certain species within relatively limited geographical areas. Now, researchers show that the thiamine deficiency is far more widespread than previously realized. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 13, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Salmon, blue mussel, eider, and eel die from the same vitamin deficiency
(Stockholm University) Deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) in wildlife is previously known as a problem among certain species within relatively limited geographical areas. Now, researchers at Stockholm University, together with several other research institutions in Europe and North America, show that the thiamine deficiency is far more widespread than previously realized. The results are published today in the highly ranked journal Scientific Reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Alcoholic ketoacidosis: case report and review
3.5 out of 5 stars
A Patient with Alcoholic Ketoacidosis and Profound Lactemia. Gerrity RS et al. J Emerg Med 2016 Oct;51:447-449.
Abstract
This is a very good short case-based review of alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA), and well-worth the 5 – 10 minutes reading time.
Some key points:
Development of AKA requires increased (binge) alcohol intake along with starvation (decreased food and water intake.)
The characteristic high anion gap metabolic acidosis with elevated lactate and β-hydroxybutyrate levels are the result of dehydration, decreased glycogen stores, increased reducing potential (increased NADH) and release ...
Source: The Poison Review - October 12, 2016 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Gussow Tags: Medical alcoholic ketoacidosis fluid repletion Review thiamine TUSH ultrasound Source Type: news
