When Nutraceuticals Attack
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Neurochem gets another step closer to a bad idea.
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New animal research being published later this month more closely links the dietary supplement ingredient ephedrine with sudden death from heart attacks.
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Beta carotene and vitamins A and E, antioxidant supplements taken by millions to fight disease, may actually raise the risk of death, a review of 68 studies on nearly a quarter-million people said on Tuesday.
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FRIDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A mislabeled over-the-counter product described as a dietary supplement appears to have contributed to the development of aggressive prostate cancer in two men, researchers report.
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Calcium supplements may increase the risk of a heart attack in older women, New Zealand research suggests.
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In a study just released by the American Heart Association, researchers found that high daily doses of vitamin E supplements can be deadly.
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WASHINGTON: The American medical research community has sounded a heavy metal warning against ayurvedic cures. Herbal products from the Indian system of medicine sold in the US contain dangerous levels of
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MUNICH - The statin war is hotting up, and the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Munich this week is the latest battleground for these cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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In general, chemotherapy appears to increase the risk of stroke in patients with breast cancer. However, researchers report in the October 20th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Researchers are still figuring out the dangers and benefits of hormone replacement therapy, but two new studies give a boost to estrogen as a defense against dementia
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Is the company's push into nutritional supplements a wise move?
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Scientists are testing the impact of vitamin E and a synthetic version of lycopene, a compound in tomatoes, in cancer patients after they found that the combination slowed the growth of prostate tumors in mice.
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A German insurance firm has written to clients urging them to eat more chocolate if they want to cut the risk of heart attacks. Many scientists now accept the antioxidants found in cocoa have been shown to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease.
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Scientists have pinpointed a unlikely potential weapon in the war against obesity - seaweed.
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People who take high doses of vitamin E - those exceeding 400 international units a day - to improve their health may be slightly increasing their risks of dying earlier.
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The surge in herbal supplement use in the U.S. may reached a plateau, but the love affair is not over, according to a new study.
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MOTHERS-TO-BE are today warned a supplement essential for healthy babies could double their risk of breast cancer. Early results from a scientific study suggest the long-term affects of women taking folic