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Supplements for depression: What the research reveals
Struggling with the black dog of depression? The supplement aisle abounds with options for people seeking a non-medicinal remedy — but figuring out what works and what doesn't can be a challenge for consumers and experts alike.
That's because...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Behavioral Conditions, Teachers, Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceuticals
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The Healthy Skeptic: Male fertility supplements are no magic path to fatherhood
The average man produces hundreds of billions of sperm cells in his lifetime. Only a minuscule fraction of those little guys ever manage to swim far enough and fast enough to fertilize an egg. Successful sperm must be strong. It stands to reason then that...Tags: Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Vitamin B6, Chromium (dietary supplement), B Vitamins
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DNA referees
Your life story depends upon a combination of the DNA you're stuck with plus your environment, including all the little choices and events that happen over that lifetime.
But in recent years, researchers have discovered that, while DNA lays out the...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Education, Diets and Dieting, Obesity, Science and Technology
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Folic acid and cancer: New data might add to suspicion or, better, to discussion
Booster ShotsWe're not trying to pick on folic acid, honest. As food additives go, the synthetic version of vitamin B9, aka folate, is one of the more noble ones, widely credited -- heralded even -- for reducing the rate of neural...... -
Folic acid is important, but take care not to overdo it
How much folic acid should you get? And does it matter where you get it from? One thing experts agree on is that all women of childbearing age should absolutely get 400 micrograms of folic acid through food, supplements or both. Pregnant women should...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Brain, Health
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Folic acid might be losing its sheen
Folic acid is one of those great public health success stories. In the decade that followed the fortification of cereal grains and other foods, along with educational campaigns, the rate of certain birth defects dropped dramatically. As studies beginning...Tags: European Union, Colon, Science and Technology, Children, Health
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China's additives on menu in U.S.
Times Staff WriterSHANGHAI — As the recall of tainted pet food mushroomed into an international scandal, two of the largest U.S. food manufacturers put out a blanket order to their American suppliers: No more ingredients from China. The directive from Mission...Tags: Crimes, Education, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Business
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Fruit juice targeted in war on obesity
Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda. But recent scientific studies and a new government-sponsored documentary that aired last week on HBO have...
Tags: Weight, Companies and Corporations, Obesity, Science and Technology, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Some foods can interfere with your meds
Premium Health News ServiceMedication, whether over-the-counter or prescription, can deliver lifesaving therapy or pain relief. But pills also can interact with common foods in your diet, from dairy products to leafy green vegetables, and produce undesirable results, such as...Tags: Erythromycin (drug), Ibuprofen (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Penicillin (drug), Lasix (drug)
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Supplement do's and don'ts
Fifty-percent of Americans take vitamins and supplements, according to government surveys. Some have proven benefits. Calcium combined with vitamin D is known to benefit bones, and it’s among the supplements worth considering, according to Consumer...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Heart Disease, Fatty Acids, Vitamin A
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Briefs: Environmental Nutrition
Premium Health News ServiceSUSHI: LOOKING FOR THE BEST ROLLS ON THE MARKET Sushi has gone from being an exotic delicacy from Asia to something you can put in children's lunchboxes. You can find an array of varieties in Japanese and Chinese restaurants, as well as fast food sushi...Tags: Weight, Seafood, Foods and Beverages, Science and Technology, B Vitamins
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Pomegranates: The crown jewel of fruits
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Karen Kolowski weighs in on pomegranates.
The pomegranate...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, University of Maryland Medical Center, Health, Vitamin Therapy
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