Vaping illnesses likely caused by vitamin E oil in cannabis e-cigs
US Food and Drug Administration officials found a vitamin E-derived oil known to cause lung infections in nearly all the samples of cannabis e-cig liquids involved in the spate of vaping illnesses. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tests link vitamin E in vaping products to lung illnesses across U.S.
State and federal health officials found an oil-extract from vitamin E, called vitamin E acetate, may have played a role in respiratory problems reported by people who use marijuana and nicotine vape cartridges. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Officials Close in on Culprit in Vaping Lung Injury Cases
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2019 -- Lab tests have found a chemical derived from vitamin E in samples of vaping products that have sickened people in 25 states.
Investigators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration discovered the chemical in samples of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 5, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Contaminant found in marijuana vaping products linked to deadly lung illnesses, tests show
More than 200 reports of lung illnesses are under investigation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vitamin E acetate has been found in vaping samples. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
Vaping Cases Linked to Vitamin E, Bootleg Cartridges?
Public health officials are frantically trying to find the causes and sources of the rash of severe lung injuries. More than 200 cases of vaping-related illnesses have been reported from at least 25 states, including two reported deaths. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Officials Close in on Culprit in Vaping Lung Injury Cases
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2019 -- Lab tests have found a chemical derived from vitamin E in samples of vaping products that have sickened people in 25 states.
Investigators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration discovered the chemical in samples of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 5, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Vitamin E Promotes Metastasis in Lung Cancer (In Mice) Vitamin E Promotes Metastasis in Lung Cancer (In Mice)
Pathways through which the antioxidant vitamin E promotes metastasis in lung cancer are elucidated by two research teams that came up with complementary findings.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - July 2, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Antioxidants may 'feed' some cancers, scientists discover
Antioxidants are thought to bind to free radicals and keep them from doing carcinogenic damage to DNA, but one, vitamin E, paradoxically protects a form of lung cancer from itself, an NYU study found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Too many antioxidants may cause lung cancer spread
(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) A new study explains why lung cancer spreads faster in patients with certain genetic changes, and suggests that taking vitamin E, long thought of as preventive, may cause the same spread. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 27, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Podcast: Antioxidants for male subfertility
As well as strategies that are focused mainly on the woman, interventions to help couples to become pregnant include some to directly help men who are subfertile and those targeting men where the couple has unexplained subfertility. One of the Cochrane Reviews with this focus on men looks at giving them oral supplementation with antioxidants, and new evidence was added to this in March 2019. We asked Rebecca Mackenzie ‐Proctor from the Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand to bring us to up-to-date..Many cases of male subfertility are thought to be due to the damaging effects of oxidative stress on sperm, with some estim...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - June 26, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Vitamin E deficiency: The sign in your eye that could mean you are deficient
Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant and neutralises unstable molecules that can damage cells. If you are lacking in vitamin E a problem with your eyes could be an indicator. Do you have it? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is Ghee Healthy? Here ’s What the Science Says
Ghee is a type of clarified butter used in the cuisines of India and the Middle East. Traditionally, it’s made by gently heating cow’s-milk butter until its water content evaporates and its milk solids can be skimmed and strained away, leaving behind only the liquid fat.
“Clarified butter is very similar [to ghee], but it’s sometimes made using high heat, whereas ghee is simmered at 100 degrees or less,” says Chandradhar Dwivedi, a distinguished professor emeritus of pharmacology at South Dakota State University.
While ghee takes longer to make than some other types of clarified butter, it ret...
Source: TIME: Health - April 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition Source Type: news
Vitamin E warning: This sign when you go to the toilet could mean you've had too much
VITAMIN E is an important vitamin for maintaining healthy skin and eyes and the body ’s immune system. It’s best gained through diet and supplements. But watch out for this sign when you go to the toilet - it could mean you’ve had too much. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exactech wins FDA nod for Alteon Cup, XLE liner acetabular system
Exactech (NSDQ:EXAC) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its new Alteon Cup and XLE liner acetabular system.
The Gainesville, Fla.-based company said that the newly released devices are integrated into its Alteon Platform system. The Alteon Cup will include multiple implant configurations and bearing options and features an asymmetric porous coating.
Exactech said that the Alteon Cup is intended for use with the Alteon XLE crosslinked vitamin-E enhanced acetabular linings.
“The new Alteon Acetabular component joins modern technology with beautiful design. An optimized fixation surface and head-liner-shell com...
Source: Mass Device - March 14, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: 510(k) Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Orthopedics Regulatory/Compliance Exactech Inc. Source Type: news
Do Gummy Vitamins Work? Here ’s What Experts Say
Gummy vitamins are increasingly popular—and not just for kids. By some estimates, adults now comprise up to 80% of the gummy vitamin market.
“Pill fatigue” is one factor driving grownups toward gummies. If you have to take multiple supplements every day—and especially if you have problems swallowing capsules or tablets—gummies can make that chore easier (and tastier), finds a 2017 report from the AARP.
But do gummy vitamins work the same as ordinary supplements?
“It’s a lot harder to make a good gummy than it is to make a tablet or capsule,” says Dr. Tod Cooperman, president ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition Source Type: news
