Cardiovascular Disease Information Center
The USPSTF reviewed 17459 unique citations and 379 full-text articles to assess the benefits and harms of vitamin and mineral supplementation in healthy adults.
Neurology Information Center
Presenting at AHS 2022, researchers examined the effects of supplementation of B vitamins and a combination of these vitamins on women with episodic migraine.
Infectious Diseases Information Center
Complaints of brain fog, fatigue, joint pain, shortness of breath, cough, and palpitations are familiar symptoms of patients with long COVID.
Diet and Nutrition Information Center
The FDA and EPA have issued advice on how much and what kind of fish to eat when pregnant or breastfeeding and in children.
CounselingConnection
Weight gain is a common occurrence for those on antidepressant therapy, and it warrants effective prevention, mitigation, and treatment strategies.
Asthma Information Center
Among children with asthma, are inhaled corticosteroids effective in controlling wheezing that is associated with these children’s gut microbiome?
Ob/Gyn Information Center
Rates of anxiety and depression have increased during the pandemic and are linked to preeclampsia risk, making screening for mental health conditions at prenatal visits essential.
Alternative Meds Update
Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin that is involved in the metabolism of every cell of the body and plays a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system and the formation of blood.
Advisor Forum
How should vitamin B12 be administered? I have read that injections are not necessary—even for gastrectomy patients. However, some of my patients return with instructions from a consultant, e.g., a hematologist/oncologist, that they are to have B12 injections for life. Can these patients take their B12 by mouth?—Isaac Blum, MD, Bronx, N.Y. During the 1950s…
Hematology/Oncology Information Center
Vitamin B supplements are not chemopreventive and may increase cancer risk in men.
