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No Benefit from High-Dose Multivitamins Seen for HIV Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy
October 16, 2012 A new study suggests that for HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat HIV, there is no benefit from high- vs. standard-dose micronutrient supplementation -- and ... > full story -
Mystery of Nematode Pest-Resistant Soybeans Cracked: Gene Also Correlates With Human Diseases
October 15, 2012 The secrets of nematode resistant soybean plants are finally coming to light. Surprisingly, one of the genes related to nematode resistance in soybeans also has been associated with human diseases ... > full story -
Mice at Risk of Asthma, Allergies Can Fight Off Skin Cancer
October 15, 2012 A molecule involved in asthma and allergies has now been shown to make mice resistant to skin cancer, according to ... > full story -
How the Body Uses Vitamin B to Recognize Bacterial Infection
October 10, 2012 An Australian research team has discovered how specialized immune cells recognize products of vitamin B synthesis that are unique to bacteria and yeast, triggering the body to fight ... > full story -
Vitamin C Prevents Bone Loss in Animal Models
October 9, 2012 Researchers have shown for the first time in an animal model that vitamin C actively protects against osteoporosis, a disease affecting large numbers of elderly women and men in which bones become ... > full story -
Secondary Osteoporosis: More Than What Meets the Eye!
October 9, 2012 A new study has revealed that considering all osteoporotic patients as having simple osteoporosis and treating all of them alike by putting them on potent long term medication without finding out the ... > full story -
Vitamin Variants Could Combat Cancer as Scientists Unravel B12 Secrets
October 8, 2012 In a development that may lead to new drugs to treat cancer, scientists have discovered the process by which a key vitamin (B12) is made in ... > full story -
Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Reduce Rate or Severity of Colds, Study Suggests
October 2, 2012 Although some data have suggested a possible inverse association between serum vitamin D levels and the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections (colds), participants in a randomized ... > full story -
Obesity Epidemic Means Bariatric Surgery Rates Continue to Rise, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
October 2, 2012 With rising rates of morbid obesity, the number of bariatric surgery procedures is likely to increase as well, reports a new ... > full story -
Low Levels of Vitamin D Are Associated With Mortality in Older Adults
October 2, 2012 Low levels of vitamin D and high levels of parathyroid hormone are associated with increased mortality in African American and Caucasian older adults, according to a new ... > full story
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