November 6, 2022 6:00 PM ET ALLISON AUBREY Millions of Americans are prescribed statins to reduce the risk of heart disease, but many prefer to take supplements like fish oil, garlic and flaxseed. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images If you were prescribed medicine to lower your risk of a heart attack or stroke, would you take it?...
by Clare Collins, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock Arthritis is a disease that affects body joints. There are more than 100 types of arthritis, with more than 350 million people affected around the globe, including about four million Australians. Arthritis causes pain and disability and commonly reduces quality of life. In Australia in 2015, about 54,000 people aged 45–64 couldn’t work due to severe arthritis....
DUKE UNIVERSITY IMAGE: THERE ARE LOTS OF CHOICES ON THE DRUG STORE SHELVES, BUT WHICH FIBER SUPPLEMENT IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU? ALL OF THEM HELP, SAY DUKE RESEARCHERS. CREDIT: (DUKE UNIVERSITY PHOTO) DURHAM, N.C. — That huge array of dietary fiber supplements in the drugstore or grocery aisle can be overwhelming to a...
by National Eye Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS and AREDS2) established that dietary supplements can slow progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness in older Americans. In a new report, scientists analyzed 10 years of AREDS2 data. They show that the AREDS2 formula, which...
Women struggling with the change of life often head to the supplements section of their pharmacy to deal with menopause symptoms like hot flashes and sleeplessness. But experts say they’d be better off going to their doctor and asking for clinically proven treatments rather than relying on an herbal remedy. There’s scant clinical evidence that supplements...
Written by Lindsey DeSoto, RDN, LD on February 2, 2022 — Fact checked by Hannah FlynnThis series of Special Features takes an in-depth look at the science behind some of the most debated nutrition-related topics, weighing in on the facts and debunking the myths. Design by Diego Sabogal The immune system is a large network of cells, organs, and proteins. It...
Crohn’s disease is a bowel condition that causes inflammation along the digestive tract. It can cause malnutrition, so doctors may prescribe vitamins and supplements to prevent or treat this issue. Crohn’s disease typically causes symptoms to occur in cycles. People with the condition might experience episodes of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and other symptoms that come and...
Vitamins and supplements are more popular today than they have ever been. But are they all that they are cracked up to be? In this edition of Medical Myths, we address a crop of supplement superstitions and mineral misunderstandings. The supplement industry is huge. In 2016, the global nutritional supplement sector turned over an estimated $132.8...
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Hop-based dietary supplements that many women use to ease the night sweats and hot flashes commonly reported during menopause aren’t likely to cause drug interactions, new research from Oregon State University’s Linus Pauling Institute and College of Pharmacy shows. The findings are important because while hormone replacement therapy remains the standard of...
Biotin supplements can interfere with the results of some critical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday. The FDA is particularly concerned about biotin interference causing a falsely low result for troponin. The agency said in a statement that it continues to receive reports of cases in which biotin interference caused falsely...
