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New vitamin D guidelines from Osteoporosis Canada

Comprehensive updated guidelines for vitamin D supplementation from Osteoporosis Canada provide physicians with the latest information, including new safe dose levels, in the latest online issue of CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...

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created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1




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ACC/AHA issue first clinical guidance for controlling high blood pressure in the elderly

Hypertension is very common among older adults. 64 percent of older men and 78 percent of older women have high blood pressure, placing them at heightened risk for heart disease including heart failure, stroke, coronary artery ...

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Burn injuries rapidly deplete vitamin E

Severe burn injuries in children have been shown to rapidly deplete the levels of vitamin E in their body's adipose, or fat tissues, a new clinical study has found.

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created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gut hormone has 'remote control' on blood sugar

A gut hormone first described in 1928 plays an unanticipated and important role in the remote control of blood sugar production in the liver, according to a report in the August 6th Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. What's ...

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created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many middle-aged and older Americans not getting adequate nutrition

Micronutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin C play essential roles in maintaining health. As older adults tend to reduce their food intake as they age, there is concern that deficits in these micronutrients ...

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created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sealing off portion of intestinal lining treats obesity, resolves diabetes in animal model

Lining the upper portion of the small intestine with an impermeable sleeve led to both weight loss and restoration of normal glucose metabolism in an animal model of obesity-induced diabetes. Investigators from the Massachusetts ...

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created Nov 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Report says dietary supplements for horses, dogs and cats need better regulation

The growing use of animal dietary supplements has raised several concerns, including the safety of specific supplements and the approaches taken to determine their safeness. A new National Research Council report, requested ...

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created Aug 21, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Vitamin E trials 'fatally flawed'

Generations of studies on vitamin E may be largely meaningless, scientists say, because new research has demonstrated that the levels of this micronutrient necessary to reduce oxidative stress are far higher than those that ...

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created Sep 22, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 0


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