Vitamin D, calcium ok for crohn’s-related bone loss
Crohn’s disease :: Vitamin D, calcium ok for crohn’s-related bone loss Adding etidronate to calcium and vitamin D therapy is not necessary in the treatment of bone loss in patients with Crohn’s disease, results of a new study indicate. “The addition of the bone-building drug etidronate adds no additional advantage,” Dr. Richard N. Fedorak told. [...]
Vitamin B niacin boosts HDL cholesterol good cholesterol
Cholesterol :: Vitamin B niacin boosts HDL cholesterol good cholesterol New discoveries offer promise for developing drugs that improve on the therapeutic profile of niacin, the inexpensive, time-tested B-vitamin that boosts levels of HDL cholesterol ? the ?good? cholesterol with the potential to protect people against heart attacks and stroke, scientists reported today. Graeme Semple, [...]
Fish oil slows the deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Fish oil slows the deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s disease A Saint Louis University physician-scientist and author of a new book on how herbs, supplements, foods, vitamins and medications affect the body is researching whether an omega-3 fatty acid found in certain fish slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. “We have long considered [...]
