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Multivitamins May Slightly Decrease Cancer Risk in Older Men
A very large study finds a very small benefit. Continue reading
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Preventing Falls in Older Patients
Falls are common, dangerous, and preventable. Continue reading
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A Reminder to Dump Your Multivitamin
Most ingredients in multivitamins can’t help you, and some might harm. Continue reading
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Niacin Much Less Helpful in the Age of Statins
Modern medications make niacin much less valuable. Continue reading
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Vitamin E Increases Risk of Prostate Cancer
Never proven helpful for healthy people, vitamin E now has a proven risk. Continue reading
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More Than Half of Americans Take Dietary Supplements
Why you should just say no to multivitamins, even though a growing number of people are taking them. Continue reading
This Isn’t Your Father’s Heart Disease
New guidelines for the prevention of heart disease in women. Continue reading
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Rattled by Rickets Resurgence
Rickets is a childhood bone disease caused by severe vitamin D deficiency. It causes bone pain, weak bones and bone deformities in growing children. Continue reading
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Echinacea Still Unproven for the Common Cold
Many of my patients have come down with a nasty cold in the last two weeks – runny nose, cough, hoarseness, sore throat and the kind of fatigue that makes lifting your head off the pillow seem unnecessarily ambitious. And … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Infectious Diseases, New Study
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The Most Recent Celebrity Vitamin: D
Every now and then some vitamin or dietary supplement becomes all the rage. A couple of generations ago vitamin C was the miracle drug that could prevent all diseases, despite lots of evidence to the contrary. Lots of my patients … Continue reading
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