News tagged with vitamins b
NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks
(AP) -- Disappointing news: A drug that raises people's so-called good cholesterol didn't go on to prevent heart attacks.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 26, 2011 |
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Slow progression of dementia with b-complex vitamins
Large doses of B-complex vitamins could reduce the rate of brain shrinkage by half in elderly people with memory problems and slow the progression of dementia.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Vitamin B could delay onset of Alzheimer's: study
Large daily doses of B vitamins could delay -- or even halt -- the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a study suggested Thursday.
Sep 09, 2010 |
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B vitamins and the aging brain examined
B vitamins-B-6, B-12 and folate-all nourish the brain. But much remains to be discovered about the relation between these essential nutrients and our brainpower.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 17, 2010 |
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B vitamins do not prevent vascular events in stroke patients
B vitamin supplements are safe, but do not reduce subsequent vascular events (stroke, heart attack, or vascular death) in patients who have had a recent stroke or ischaemic attack, despite a lowering of homocysteine levels. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 03, 2010 |
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B vitamin therapy linked with decline in kidney function for some kidney disease patients
Patients with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) who received high dose B-vitamin therapy experienced a more rapid decline in kidney function and had a higher rate of heart attack and stroke than patients ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Diet high in B vitamins lowers heart risks in Japanese study
Eating more foods containing the B-vitamins folate and B-6 lowers the risk of death from stroke and heart disease for women and may reduce the risk of heart failure in men, according to Japanese research reported in Stroke: Jo ...
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Vitamins stored in bathrooms, kitchens may become less effective
(PhysOrg.com) -- High humidity present in bathrooms and kitchens could be degrading the vitamins and health supplements stored in those rooms, even if the lids are on tight, a Purdue University study shows.
Mar 02, 2010 |
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New approach to fighting Alzheimer's shows potential in clinical trial
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, patients typically suffer a major loss of the brain connections necessary for memory and information processing. Now, a combination of nutrients that was developed ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Vitamin B niacin offers no extra benefit to statin therapy in seniors already diagnosed with CAD
The routine prescription of extended-release niacin, a B vitamin (1,500 milligrams daily), in combination with traditional cholesterol-lowering therapy offers no extra benefit in correcting arterial narrowing and diminishing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 associated with increased risk of cancer, death
Patients with heart disease in Norway, a country with no fortification of foods with folic acid, had an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any cause if they had received treatment with folic acid and vitamin ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Early end to key study on benefits of niacin, a B vitamin, in keeping arteries open was premature
Heart experts at Johns Hopkins are calling premature the early halt of a study by researchers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center on the benefits of combining extended-release niacin, a B vitamin, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Heart disease: B-vitamin pills have no effect
B-vitamin supplements should not be recommended for prevention of heart disease, say scientists. A Cochrane Systematic Review has shown these supplements do not reduce the risk of developing or dying from the disease.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Folic acid even more baby-protective than thought
(AP) -- Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects.
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Vitamin B and folic acid may reduce risk of age-related vision loss
Taking a combination of vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid appears to decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration in women, according to a report in the February 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Feb 23, 2009 |
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