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2014 Forecast: Top Trends in Food, Fitness, Beauty & More
While 2013 comes to a close, we’re already thinking about 2014. After all, a new year means new resolutions, new habits, new attitudes, and new pursuits. But how do we...
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Supplements and Older Women: Helpful or Harmful?
A report released earlier this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine indicates that older women slightly increase their risk of dying by taking supplements like iron but slightly decrease...
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Aging Baby Boomers & Doctors Need to Discuss Supplements
More than one third of people aged 50 and older have used supplements in the past 12 months. Yet, two-thirds had not discussed their use with their health care provider....
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Consumer Reports: Supplements to Avoid & to Consider
Consumer Reports identifies the “12 Most Dangerous Supplements” along with the “11 Supplements to Consider” in its September 2010 issue which hit newsstands last week. Using an independent research group,...
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Does Calcium Supplementation Increase Heart Attack Risk?
Taking calcium supplements slightly increased the risk of cardiovascular events in older patients, according to a meta-analysis published in the July 30th online issue of the British Medical Journal. Researchers...
