Vitamins and Supplements Can ’t Replace a Balanced Diet, Study Says
Roughly 90% of American adults do not eat enough fruits and vegetables, but many are trying to make up for it by popping pills. According to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, 75% of U.S. adults take a dietary supplement of some kind. Multivitamins, many people believe, are a one-step way to get the nutrients they need.
But new research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that vitamins and supplements may not be enough to keep you healthy.
Nutrients consumed via supplements do not improve health and longevity as effectively as those consumed through foods, according to the study. While getting the rig...
Source: TIME: Health - April 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition Source Type: news
Dietary Supplements Do Nothing for You: Study
MONDAY, April 8, 2019 -- If you ' re popping dietary supplements in the hope of living longer, a large new study suggests you ' d be better off investing that money in nutritious foods.
The research found that vitamins A and K, magnesium, zinc and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Researcher finds dangerous levels of metals in liquor sold in Uganda
UCLA Extension ’s Ochan Otim is a chemist who specializes in developing methods for quantifying and assessing the health risk associated with organic and metal contaminants in the environment. For the last few years, Otim, who grew up in Uganda, has been driven to use his expertise to try to help solve a dangero us mystery in his country of birth.Why were so many people having health problems and even dying because of alcohol consumption?The two-decade civil war in Uganda beginning in the late 1980s ravaged the country with violence, abductions, concentration camps and starvation. The inhumane conditions and abject pov...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 1, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
What Does the Liver Do?
Discussion
The liver is one of the largest organs in the body, weighing just over 3 pounds in an adult. It is found in the upper right abdomen, under the right dome of the diaphragm. Grossly, it has asymmetric lobes with the right being larger than the left. The lobes are separated by a fibrous connective tissue band that also anchors the liver in the abdominal cavity. The gallbladder is located on the inferior surface of the liver and stores bile, which is then released into the duodenum. Microscopically, the liver cells are arranged in lobules with canals carrying blood vessels and bile ducts. At any moment about 10-13% ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 1, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
US Navy invents zinc-free anode enhanced by 'very small addition of tin'
(TechLink) Navy scientists have invented a cheaper, lighter, environmentally friendly replacement for zinc anodes used in the millions around the world. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 15, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Zinc could help as non-antibiotic treatment for UTIs
(University of Queensland) New details about the role of zinc in our immune system could help the development of new non-antibiotic treatment strategies for bacterial diseases, such as urinary tract infections (UTIs).UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide and can lead to serious conditions such as kidney infection and sepsis.A team of researchers examined how our immune system uses zinc to fight uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) -- the major cause of UTIs. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 8, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Dr RUPY AUJLA reveals how to improve your immune health by eating Ethiopian berbere curry
The reality is that our vast, interconnected immune system is too sophisticated to simply respond to one element such as Echinacea or zinc. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nutritional supplements do NOT help stave off depression
The Exeter University study of 1,000 people found the supplements, which contained folic acid, vitamin D, omega-3 fish oils, zinc and selenium, worked no better than the placebos. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cocoa might help curb MS-related fatigue
People drinking high-flavonoid cocoa were less tired on six-minute walk test than those on low-flavonoid drink Related items fromOnMedica Quarter million people taking benzodiazepines for more than a year Give pharmacists more prescribing rights to ease GP burden Experts call on regulators to revisit nalmefene decision BMJ questions trial evidence for rivaroxaban GPs lack awareness of zinc induced copper deficiency (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 4, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Assessment of the Silver Penetration and Distribution in Carious Lesions of Deciduous Teeth Treated with Silver Diamine Fluoride
Research ArticleCaries Reshttps://doi.org/10.1159/000496210AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the effects of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) on carious lesions of human deciduous teeth. Ten extracted deciduous incisors with caries were collected and treated with SDF. After the treatment, the teeth were sectioned through the center of the carious lesion. The extent of sliver precipitation was examined using quantitative backscattered electron scanning electron microscopy (qBSE-SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). The qBSE-SEM images revealed that the silve...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 4, 2019 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Medical News Today: How to treat a cold or flu at home
Most people can treat colds and the flu with rest and home remedies, such as garlic, honey, and zinc. Learn more about home remedies for colds and the flu here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Flu / Cold / SARS Source Type: news
Low zinc levels linked to prediabetes in postmenopausal women
Research, published in theJournal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, suggests that low zinc levels in the body may be associated with prediabetes in postmenopausal women.Phys (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - February 25, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Do You Know What ’ s In Your Sunscreen? FDA Proposes New Regulations
By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing new regulations on over-the-counter sunscreens in an effort to keep up with the latest scientific and safety information.
The proposal, announced Thursday, is available for public review and comment for the next 90 days and addresses the safety of common sunscreen ingredients, as well their dosage forms, sun protection factor (SPF) and broad-spectrum requirements. It also addresses labeling, aiming to make it easier for consumers to identify key product information.
“Since the initial evaluation of these products, we know ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Sunscreen Source Type: news
Catalytic reductive [4 + 1]-cycloadditions of vinylidenes and dienes
Cycloaddition reactions provide direct and convergent routes to cycloalkanes, making them valuable targets for the development of synthetic methods. Whereas six-membered rings are readily accessible from Diels-Alder reactions, cycloadditions that generate five-membered rings are comparatively limited in scope. Here, we report that dinickel complexes catalyze [4 + 1]-cycloaddition reactions of 1,3-dienes. The C1 partner is a vinylidene equivalent generated from the reductive activation of a 1,1-dichloroalkene in the presence of stoichiometric zinc. Intermolecular and intramolecular variants of the reaction are described, an...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 21, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Zhou, Y.-Y., Uyeda, C. Tags: Chemistry reports Source Type: news
Use of radar technology to establish threshold values of blast vibrations triggering sliding of geological faults at a lead-zinc open pit mine - Rajmeny P, Shrimali R.
Blasting process causes deleterious effects on a mine and affects stability and pace of production if not properly designed and controlled. Mine productivity warrants for larger sized blasts while mine stability calls for imposing control measures to curb ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
