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Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. Updates Prenexa.com with Folic Acid Content, Money-Saving Coupon, and Personalized Address Labels

Upsher-Smith announces updates to its Website, prenexa.com. Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) July 13, 2009 -- Upsher-Smith announces updates to its Website, www.prenexa.com . PreNexa® is the first single capsule prenatal vitamin with more plant-based DHA (docosahexaenoic ac...

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Falls Short in Alzheimer's Trials

No significant benefits seen with DHA, either in terms of prevention or treatment SUNDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- Two trials that looked at whether the omega-3 fatty acid DHA might treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease have produced mixed results. The studies were done because o...

Vegetable Amino Acid Lowers Blood Pressure

Get plenty of it in your diet, researchers say WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have discovered that one of the most common amino acids in vegetable protein seems to lower blood pressure. Analysis of data from an international diet study shows that a 4.72 p...

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Deficiency takes 96,000 Lives Annually in the US

DARTMOUTH, NS, June 25 /PRNewswire/ - (Ocean Nutrition Canada) - A new study from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found Omega-3 deficient diets cause up to 96,000 preventable deaths annually in the United States (US). "The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Co...

Horse Study: RBC Life Sciences' Antioxidant, Microhydrin, Reduced Lactic Acid Buildup and Improved Hydration During Strenuous Exercise

IRVING, Texas, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RBC Life Sciences, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: RBCL) a provider of proprietary nutritional supplements and wound care/pain management products, announced today that the company's flagship antioxidant, Microhydrin, "significantly" reduced lacti...

Stop Acid Reflux Now With Amish Formula From Caleb Treeze Organic

GLENDALE, Calif., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Stops Acid Reflux, a new product from Caleb Treeze Organic Farm instantly eliminates Acid Reflux. If you are one of the millions of people that suffer from acid reflux, food regurgitation and heartburn regularly, you are in luck. With just a small dose of ...

The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES) Announces New Survey Results Highlighting Major Gaps in Public Awareness of Gout

New Findings Released on the Third Annual Gout Awareness Day (May 22) NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society announced today that new survey results reveal alarming gaps in the public's awareness of gout, a painful and potentially debilitating form of ar...

Folic Acid Reduces Infant Heart Defects

Adding B vitamin to grain products cut congenital heart defects in newborns, researchers say TUESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Since the mandatory addition of folic acid to flour, pasta and other grain products took effect in Canada more than a decade ago, fewer babies have been born...

Before Conceiving, Take Folic Acid for One Full Year

Preemie risk 50 percent lower in those who take supplements that long, research shows TUESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- When taken for at least a year before conception, folic acid supplements can help reduce the chance of a premature birth by at least 50 percent, University of Texas...

Taking folic acid for a year before pregnancy may reduce risk of preterm birth

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., MAY 11, 2009 Women who take folic acid supplements for at least one year before they become pregnant may cut their risk of having a premature baby by half, according to research published this week in the online journal, PLoS Medicine . The study links pre-conceptional fol...

Folic Acid Might Offer Allergy Relief

But use of supplements should await further study, expert says THURSDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Folic acid, also known an vitamin B9, might help treat allergies and asthma, suggests a new study. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center reviewed the medical records ...

Hopkins Children's study: Folic acid may help treat allergies, asthma

Folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. In what is ...

Atlanta Parents Brush Up on Growing Concern of Acid Erosion in Children's Teeth at Atlanta Dogwood Festival

Local family dentist and other experts on-hand to provide free education ATLANTA, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Atlanta Dogwood Festival from April 17 to 19, Atlanta parents and their children will have an opportunity to learn more about how to protect against a growing dental health con...

Folic Acid Supplements Raise Prostate Cancer Risk

But 10-year study also showed having enough folate in diet might offer protection TUESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- A 10-year study has found that men who took folic acid supplements faced more than twice the risk of prostate cancer as those who didn't take the supplements. But ...

SOX9 renders melanomas sensitive to retinoic acid and stops tumor growth

Melanomas are often resistant to standard cancer therapies such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and retinoic acid (RA). Given the lack of available treatments for melanoma, the prognosis for patients is often poor. However, Vincent Hearing and colleagues at the National Cancer Institute at the Nati...

Most bacteria from craft goat's cheese come from lactic acid and could be beneficial for health

This release is available in French and Spanish . A research work carried out at the Department of Microbiology of the University of Granada has carried out an analysis of the DNA extracted from different varieties of craft goat's cheese, determining that most of them belong to the g...

C8 Science Panel Completes Uric Acid Study

PARKERSBURG, W. Va., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The C8 Science Panel has completed a new study on uric acid and C8 and C8S, based on existing data from the C8 Health Project. While increased uric acid is associated with higher levels of C8 and C8S, the data are not sufficient to show that these chemi...

Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help 'Preemie' Girls' Brains

The same benefit was not seen in infant boys, however,, TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they boosted the brain function of female preterm babies by increasing the amount of an omega-3 fatty acid in either formula or breast milk. The study, which appears in the J...

Maslinic acid provides a natural defense against colon cancer

Researchers from the University of Granada and the University of Barcelona have shown that treatment with maslinic acid, a triterpenoid compound isolated from olive-skin pomace, results in a significant inhibition of cell proliferation and causes apoptotic death in colon-cancer cells. Maslinic aci...

New Survey Reveals Majority of Women of Child-Bearing Age Unaware Folic Acid Should Be Consumed Before Pregnancy

Grain Foods Foundation Partners with March of Dimes to Remind Women of the Importance of Folic Acid in Preventing Birth Defects WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A new March of Dimes survey conducted by the Gallup organization and funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...

Folic acid survey of Spanish-speaking women finds most are missing benefits, March of Dimes says

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., JAN. 5, 2009 Only 17 percent of Spanish-speaking women of childbearing age in the United States are taking a multivitamin containing folic acid daily, according to the first- nationally representative folic acid awareness survey to focus on this population. Folic acid can ...

First Nationwide Folic Acid Survey of Spanish-Speaking Women Finds Most Are Missing Benefits, March of Dimes Says

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Only 17 percent of Spanish-speaking women of childbearing age in the United States are taking a multivitamin containing folic acid daily, according to the first nationally representative folic acid awareness survey to focus on this population. ...

USA Rice Federation Partners with National Council on Folic Acid to Promote National Folic Acid Awareness Week

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for National Folic Acid Awareness Week (January 5-11) and January's Birth Defects Prevention Month, USA Rice Federation has teamed up with the National Council on Folic Acid (NCFA) to help spread the word about the importance of folic acid for go...

Lactic acid found to fuel tumors

DURHAM, N.C., and BRUSSELS, BELGIUM A team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Universit catholique de Louvain (UCL) has found that lactic acid is an important energy source for tumor cells. In further experiments, they discovered a new way to destroy the most hard-to-kill, d...

Study Finds Folic Acid Not Cardioprotective, Though Safe

Study highlights: - Large, randomized study finds large doses of folic acid are safe but lack preventive cardiovascular benefits. - A separate comparison in the same study supports the benefits of more intensive cholesterol lowering. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Folic ...

Nordic Naturals Offers Radiant Beauty From the Inside Out With New Spa Collection of Essential Fatty Acid Supplements

WATSONVILLE, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Naturals announces their new Spa Collection, a revolutionary dual skin care system consisting of two formulas: Omega Radiance(TM) and Omega Therapi(TM). Based on Norwegian tradition, both products are dietary supplements for naturally support...

Folic Acid and Other B Vitamins Won't Help Prevent Cancer

Seven-year study of supplements found no change in disease risk,,,, TUESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Taking folic acid or other B vitamin supplements won't lower your risk of cancer, new research shows. However, the good news is that it won't increase your risk either, accordin...

Latest Hyaluronic Acid Filler Takes the Sting Out of Beauty

N. DALLAS and PLANO, Texas, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- In the war of the injectable beauty fillers, the battle will soon become heated with the arrival of the newest hyaluronic acid injectable gel filler in the U.S. aesthetics market. Anika Therapeutics' FDA-approved ELEVESS(TM) enters the arena ...

Wake Forest researchers say popular fish contains potentially dangerous fatty acid combination

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The researchers...

NBA Coach Maurice Cheeks Teams Up with the Gout & Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES) to Call a 'Time Out for Gout'

Coach Cheeks partners with rheumatology experts on Gout Awareness Day to share his story and correct misperceptions about a serious condition NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia 76ers head coach and four-time NBA All-Star Maurice Cheeks is partnering with the Gout & Uric Acid Educat...

AUA 2008: Uric acid stones may indicate arteriosclerotic diseases

ORLANDO, FL, May 20, 2008 Patients with metabolic syndrome disorders, including diabetes and high cholesterol, may be more likely to develop uric-acid stones than other type of calculi, according to research presented today at the 103rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Associat...

Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart

Long-term study, involving women, deals another blow to homocysteine theory TUESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Folic acid and vitamin B supplements aimed at reducing blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine did not protect women against heart disease and stroke, a long-term study fo...

Uric acid may provide early clues to diabetic kidney disease

For patients with type 1 diabetes, increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney diseaseappearing before any significant change in urine albumin level, the standard screening test, reports a study in the May 2008 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American So...

Folic Acid in the Food Supply Reduces Birth Defects, but May Cause Extra Cancers, Reports the Harvard Women's Health Watch

BOSTON, March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For 20 years, the United States has been fortifying some foods with folic acid (the synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin) as part of a public health effort to prevent neural tube defects in newborns. The effort is paying off: the rate of neural tube ...

Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler Market Skyrockets

The US dermal filler market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20% from 2006-2011, according to Millennium Research Group WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group's Global Markets for Hyaluronic Acid in Aesthetic, Orthopedic, and Emerg...

Drops of Fatty Acid Curb Symptoms of Dry Eye Syndrome

Mouse study suggests new treatment options without unwanted side effects WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Eye drops containing alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) significantly reduced symptoms of dry eye syndrome in mice, a new study says. ALA is an omega-3 fatty acid that's not made ...

NeoStrata Clinical Findings Reveal Benefits of Combining Glycolic Acid Peels and Targeted Home Care With Microdermabrasion for Optimized Treatment of Photodamaged Skin

Clinical Poster Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- NeoStrata today released new clinical data that demonstrates significant benefits in combining microdermabrasion procedures with free acid g...

Treating acne: 2 different acid peels are both effective, study finds

Chemical peels using either alpha-hydroxy acid or beta-hydroxy acid are both highly effective in treating mild to moderately severe facial acne, researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have found the first study to compare the two different types of acid peels as therapies fo...

Folic Acid May Help Prevent Premature Birth

Women took the B vitamin for one year before conception, study reports THURSDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Long known to help prevent birth defects, folic acid may also help prevent premature births, new research suggests. In a large study that included almost 40,000 women, a team...

No link between acid reflux and survival

Rochester, Minn. January 03, 2007 - Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), often known as acid reflux, is a common problem that has been associated with cancers, asthma, recurrent aspiration and pulmonary fibrosis. A new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology examines whethe...