Archive for March, 2009

Vitamin B3

Friday, March 27th, 2009

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New Measurement Standard For Vitamin D May Lead To Better Bone Health (Medical News Today)
In a development that could help improve the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, rickets, and other bone diseases, government chemists are reporting an advance in developing an accurate, reliable set of standards for measuring vitamin D levels in blood.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Southwest Riverside County Business Bulletin for Saturday, March 21 (North County Times)
Health and wellness fair Tuesday TEMECULA —- FFF Enterprises, Inc., a distributor of plasma products, vaccines and critical-care biopharmaceuticals, will host a health and wellness fair for employees at its corporate headquarters.
Source: www.nctimes.com

Calcium plus vitamin D may help shed body fat (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may help overweight women to lose body fat, but only if their calcium intake from food is already quite low, a small study suggests.
Source: www.reuters.com

How much vitamin D do I need? (PhysOrg)
Vitamin D — the so-called sunshine vitamin — is the wonder nutrient of the moment. While the vitamin is best known for helping build strong bones and absorb calcium, a vitamin D deficiency can raise the risk of everything from immune disorders to colds and flu, according to recent research.
Source: www.physorg.com

Bright Spot in the Economy: Herbal Remedies from Botanic Choice Now More Popular than Ever (PRWeb)
Despite the nationwide economic downturn, business is booming at Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (IBG). The leading supplier of natural vitamins, supplements and herbal remedies continues to enjoy brisk sales from old and new customers alike. With recent attention focused on the environment, simplifying life, cutting costs, and valuing good health, new customers have been drawn to IBG for …
Source: www.prweb.com

Americans Low on Vitamin D (WebMD)
Low vitamin D levels among adults are fast becoming a growing epidemic and could spell trouble for the future health of the nation, according to a new study.
Source: www.webmd.com

PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: B-2 stops chronic migraines (The Tuscaloosa News) (Vitamin Overdose)

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

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PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: B-2 stops chronic migraines (The Tuscaloosa News)
Thank you for writing about taking vitamin B-2 on a daily basis to prevent migraine headaches. I have suffered from them for 17 years and have been to many medical doctors, including two neurologists, two ear, nose and throat doctors and an acupuncturist. I had sinus scans and have tried many medications that never worked.
Source: www.tuscaloosanews.com

NATUROPATHY: Key to healthy bones (The New Straits Times)
Q: Besides milk, what other food should I be feeding my child to increase her calcium intake for healthy bones?
Source: www.nst.com.my

Lifecoach: coping with the shock of losing your job (Daily Telegraph)
Our panel of experts answers your questions and hands out advice.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

1 KOMENT (Shekulli)
NaturalNews) What follows is a collection of quotations from naturopathic physicians, health authors, researchers and doctors on the dangers of vaccines. I assembled these quotes from a private library of health books and published them here to make this entire collection public.
Source: www.shekulli.com.al

Vitamin B-2 helps prevent chronic migraines (Brattleboro Reformer)
Q: Thank you for writing about taking vitamin B-2 on a daily basis to prevent migraine headaches. I have suffered from them for 17 years and have been to many medical doctors, including two neurologists, two ear, nose and throat doctors and an acupuncturist.
Source: www.reformer.com

A severe vomiting sickness with chronic cannabis abuse (PhysOrg)
Marijuana, a commonly abused drug among high school and college students is linked to a severe form of vomiting syndrome and compulsive bathing behavior. This form of severe vomiting sickness is increasingly recognized with widespread abuse of marijuana. The syndrome usually subsides with strict abstinence from marijuana abuse.
Source: www.physorg.com

The future of Twitter: SocialBRP (ZDNet)
As I said elsewhere, I missed most of the weekend fun following Robert Scoble’s sputter of posts on the Facebook/Twitter thing that starts here and spilled into Techmeme. My concern has centered around the concentration of thinking on all things marketing. That’s an easy thing to do. After all, on the Internet, everyone’s a pimp for something. Right? Even so, it strike me that represents limited …
Source: blogs.zdnet.com

Vitamin eases reader’s chronic migraines - Tue, 10 Mar 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
Q. Thank you for writing about taking vitamin B-2 on a daily basis to prevent migraine headaches. I have suffered from them for 17 years and have been to many medical doctors, including two neurologists, two ear, nose and throat doctors and an acupuncturist. I had sinus scans and have tried many medications that never worked. I started taking the vitamin B-2, and I couldn’t believe how much it …
Source: www.spokesman.com

Health calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
CAREGIVER WORKSHOP: Karen Stobbe will tell her family’s story and give answers to the questions everyone has about Alzheimer’s and dementia. 2-4 p.m. March 24, Smokey Mountain Theater, Lake Pointe Landing, Hendersonville. Free; registration required. 771-2219.
Source: www.citizen-times.com

Study: Average preemie costs $49,000 in first year (CNN)
The average cost of medical care for a premature or low birth-weight baby for its first year of life is about $49,000, according to a new report from the March of Dimes Foundation.
Source: www.cnn.com

Friends Forever Vitamin C

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

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New Measurement Standard For Vitamin D May Lead To Better Bone Health (Medical News Today)
In a development that could help improve the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, rickets, and other bone diseases, government chemists are reporting an advance in developing an accurate, reliable set of standards for measuring vitamin D levels in blood.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Not much benefit to extra vitamin E (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
About three decades ago at a scientific conference on aging, just about every presenter was taking vitamin E, a nutrient with antioxidant properties that, it was thought, would slow the cellular ravages of age.
Source: www.telegram.com

NATUROPATHY: Key to (Liquid Vitamin) healthy bones (The New Straits Times)

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

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NATUROPATHY: Key to healthy bones (The New Straits Times)
Q: Besides milk, what other food should I be feeding my child to increase her calcium intake for healthy bones?
Source: www.nst.com.my

Light-emitting nanotube efficiency boosted (EETimes)
Light-emitting nanotubes have been demonstrated, but their efficiency was mysteriously lower than theory would predict. Now researchers claim to have discovered the mechanism limiting efficiency along with a remedy to the problem.
Source: www.eetimes.com

Vitamin K Food - Publication of Shire plc’s Annual Report 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

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Publication of Shire plc’s Annual Report 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that its Annual Report and Accounts in respect of the year ended December 31, 2008 has been published on its website.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Not much benefit to extra vitamin E (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
About three decades ago at a scientific conference on aging, just about every presenter was taking vitamin E, a nutrient with antioxidant properties that, it was thought, would slow the cellular ravages of age.
Source: www.telegram.com

Special vitamin supplement could prevent baby brain disorder (The Times of India)
LONDON: Taking a special vitamin supplement during pregnancy can keep hydrocephalus, one of the most common birth brain defects, at bay, claim researchers.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Sunshine vitamin blocks degenerative disease (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
BEFORE you slather on sunblock, think again. Numerous researches have concluded that Vitamin D, the hormone produced by our skin when exposed to sunlight, can reduce the risk of degenerative diseases like osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.
Source: globalnation.inquirer.net

‘Sunshine’ vitamin D lacking (Canada.com)
The “sunshine vitamin,” vitamin D, is increasingly seen as vital to health, yet more North Americans are not getting enough, researchers said Monday.
Source: www.canada.com

New measurement standard for vitamin D may lead to better bone health (PhysOrg)
In a development that could help improve the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, rickets, and other bone diseases, government chemists are reporting an advance in developing an accurate, reliable set of standards for measuring vitamin D levels in blood. Their findings could affect the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly children, women, and the elderly, who suffer from or …
Source: www.physorg.com

Americans Low on Vitamin D (WebMD)
Low vitamin D levels among adults are fast becoming a growing epidemic and could spell trouble for the future health of the nation, according to a new study.
Source: www.webmd.com

Vitamin D Pills Cut Bone Fracture Risk (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Vitamin D Pills Cut Bone Fracture Risk Category: Health News Created: 3/25/2009 Last Editorial Review: 3/25/2009
Source: www.medicinenet.com

More vitamin D, less bone fracture risk (UPI)
ZURICH, Switzerland, March 25 (UPI) — Swiss researchers say higher doses of vitamin D daily may reduce bone fracture risk for the elderly.
Source: www.upi.com

Extra Vitamin E: No Benefit, Maybe Harm (New York Times)
Does vitamin E do anything to help prevent cancer, Alzheimer?s disease or heart disease?
Source: www.nytimes.com

Many Americans fall short on their vitamin (Graduation Friends Forever Vitamin C) D (ABC 7 El Paso)

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

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Many Americans fall short on their vitamin D (ABC 7 El Paso)
By Steven Reinberg , HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) — Over the course of two decades, vitamin D levels have dramatically decreased among…
Source: www.kvia.com

Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) — Over the course of two decades, vitamin D levels have dramatically decreased among Americans, a new study finds.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D Category: Health News Created: 3/24/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/24/2009
Source: www.medicinenet.com

Health calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
ADDICTION RECOVERY MEDITATION GROUP: Introduction to transcendental meditation, led by addiction counselor Milton Burrill and meditation teacher Tom Ball. Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Call 254-8416 for meeting times.
Source: www.citizen-times.com

Insufficient Vitamin D Levels In Americans (Medical News Today)
A report in the March 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine (a journal from JAMA/Archives) indicates that in the United States from 1994 to 2004, the average blood levels of vitamin D seem to have decreased. In the past, the most important health conditions linked to vitamin D deficiency were poor bone mineral content in adults and rickets in children.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

New products on display at ShoWest 2009 (Film Journal)
From Star Trek candies to Transformers cup toppers, from cinema lounges to in-theatre merchandising centers, from the latest digital-cinema technology to state-of-the-art sound, the ShoWest trade show will showcase the latest innovations for today’s multiplex cinema at Bally’s in Las Vegas, March 31-April 2.
Source: filmjournal.com

Acetaldehyde in alcohol — no longer just the chemical that causes a hangover (PhysOrg)
A new study published today in the journal Addiction shows that drinking alcohol is the greatest risk factor for acetaldehyde-related cancer. Heavy drinkers may be at increased risk due to exposure from multiple sources.
Source: www.physorg.com