-
Results from this small, 8-week crossover study suggest that the antioxidant Pycnogenol, which also possesses anti-inflammatory actions, could help improve endothelial function in people with stable coronary artery disease.
-
L-carnitine is both an amino acid and a conditionally essential nutrient, defined as an organic compound which is usually produced in sufficient quantities by the body.
-
-
Both vitamin D deficiency and supplementation with vitamin D are significantly associated with several cardiovascular outcomes, including mortality.
-
The first results of a 5-year study of the effects a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on medical complications and psychosocial outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes show prolonged reduction in psychological distress and depression compared to usual care.
-
The FDA has approved a second oral drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Teriflunomide, a metabolite of leflunomide and a pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor, is an immunomodulatory agent. It is marketed by Sanofi Aventis as Aubagio.
-
-
Several commonly used photosensitizing antihypertensive drugs can confer as much as a four-fold increase in the risk of lip cancer when prescribed long-term in non-Hispanic whites.
-
This paper updates the American Headache Society and American Academy of Neurology guidelines for prevention of episodic migraine that were previously published in 2000.
-
Results of this year-long intervention trial suggest that an ethanolic extract of curcumin could, together with appropriate dietary and lifestyle changes, play a role in slowing the progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes.