News tagged with zinc supplement
Zinc reduces the burden of the common cold
Zinc supplements reduce the severity and duration of illness caused by the common cold, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The findings could help reduce the amount of time lost from work a ...
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Oral supplements enhance effectiveness of Botox injections
Taking a dietary supplement of organic zinc and the enzyme phytase four days before receiving botulinium toxin injections made the toxin more effective in 93 percent of patients tested in a recent study at The Methodist Hospital ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Adequate zinc eases pneumonia in elderly
A high proportion of nursing facility residents were found to have low serum (blood) zinc concentrations during an observational study funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the National Institute of Aging. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 10, 2010 |
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Consumers over age 50 should consider steps to cut copper and iron intake
With scientific evidence linking high levels of copper and iron to Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, and other age-related disorders, a new report in ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology suggests specif ...
Apr 07, 2010 |
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Zinc Supplements to Prevent Middle Ear Infections: Evidence Is Weak
A new Cochrane review did not find clear evidence that taking zinc supplements reduces the occurrence of middle ear infections or otitis media in healthy children.
Feb 17, 2010 |
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New data on rotavirus vaccine from Mexico and Africa show lifesaving impact in the developing world
For the first time ever, studies in Mexico and Africa, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrate a reduction in diarrheal disease deaths following rotavirus vaccine introduction in Mexico and va ...
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Consumers over age 50 should consider steps to cut copper and iron intake
With scientific evidence linking high levels of copper and iron to Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, and other age-related disorders, a new report in ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology suggests specif ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Countries slow to use lifesaving diarrhea treatments for children
Despite evidence that low-cost diarrhea treatments such as lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements could drastically reduce the number of deaths among children, little progress has been made in ...
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Got zinc? New zinc research suggests novel therapeutic targets
Everyone knows that vitamins "from A to zinc" are important for good health. Now, a new research study in the August 2009 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that zinc may be pointing the way to new th ...
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Trace elements unbalanced in dialysis patients
Abnormal levels of trace elements may explain dialysis morbidity. A systematic review published in the open access journal BMC Medicine has shown that, compared to healthy controls, dialysis patients have significantly differ ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 19, 2009 |
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New trial casts doubt on role of zinc supplements in diarrhea treatment
Zinc supplementation can be ineffective in the treatment of diarrhea. A randomised controlled trial published in the open access journal BMC Medicine has shown that supplementation with either zinc or zinc and copper is no ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 05, 2009 |
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Zinc supplements during pregnancy may counteract damage from early alcohol exposure
Animal research has shown that binge drinking - even just once - during early pregnancy can cause numerous problems for the fetus, including early postnatal death. Fetal zinc deficiency may explain some of the birth defects ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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