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In a prospective study involving 92 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), results indicate that vitamin D deficiency may help reduce stooped posture. Mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels were significantly lower in stooped PD patients (n = 34), compared with nonstooped PD patients (n = 58). During a follow-up of 5 years, 22% of patients in the nonstooped group, compared with 100% of patients in the stooped group developed new vertebral fracture. At 5-year end, mean... Read Full Story
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In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study involving 25 overweight children aged 9-12 years, results indicate that short-term supplementation with chromium may improve insulin sensitivity and body composition. The children were randomized to 400 microg chromium chloride or placebo, during a 6-week lifestyle modification regimen that included nutritional education and 3x90 min of aerobic physical activity weekly. At intervention end, chromium chloride supplemented children showed... Read Full Story
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In a randomized study involving 121 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, treatment with acupuncture plus manipulative regulation of knee muscle balance was found to significantly reduce symptoms of osteoarthritis, as compared to a control group who received treatment with diclofenac sodium sustained release tablets. Patients were divided into a treatment group (n=63 cases involving 83 knees, 47 females, 16 males, average age: 60 years), and a control group (n=58 cases involving 73 knees... Read Full Story
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In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-month trial involving 46 elderly depressed females (aged 66-95 years), treatment with omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (2.5 g/d, containing 1.67 g EPA and 0.83 g DHA) was found to significantly reduce scores on the Geriatric Depression Scale and significantly improve physical and mental components of the SF-36, after a period of 2 months, in the intervention group alone. The authors conclude, "The supplementation of omega-3... Read Full Story
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In a study involving 38,597 women enrolled in the Women's Health Study (WHS), a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, factorial trial of vitamin E (600 IU every other day) and aspirin (100 mg every other day), results indicate that vitamin E supplementation may be associated with a reduced risk of chronic lung disease. During 10 years of follow-up of women in the vitamin E and placebo groups, 760 first occurrences of chronic lung disease were reported in the vitamin E group compared... Read Full Story
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In a study involving adults living in North America with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) but without diabetes or cardiovascular disease, results indicate a high prevalence of low vitamin D levels in MetS patients. 30% of MetS patients showed vitamin D deficiency (less than 20 ng/mL) compared with only 8% of controls. Additionally, serum vitamin D levels were inversely correlated with fasting glucose levels and HOMA. Thus, the authors of this study conclude, "Future studies of vitamin D... Read Full Story
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In a study involving 45 patients with COPD acute exacerbation and 45 healthy smokers who served as a control group, levels of coenzyme Q10 and the copper/zinc ratio was significantly lower in the patient group than the control group. In addition, the patient group was found to have lower forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) and higher C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, and sedimentation rate. The authors conclude, "The decrease in CoQ10 level and Cu... Read Full Story
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In a randomized study involving 77 patients with mild-to-moderate idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), treatment with acupuncture (8 treatments in 4 weeks) was found to be associated with significant lasting improvements in global symptom score (GSS) assessments, distal motor latencies, and distal sensory latencies, when compared to subjects who received treatment with steroids (20 mg/d prednisolone for 2 weeks, followed by 10 mg/d for 2 weeks), over the course of a 1-year follow-up... Read Full Story
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In a study involving a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, administration of a 'medical food cocktail' containing curcumin, piperine, epigallocatechin gallate, alpha-lipoic acid, N-acetylcysteine, B vitamins, vitamin C, and folate, for a period of 6 months, was found to improve learning and memory (cortical- and hippocampal- dependent learning) and decrease soluble amyloid-beta, including amyloid-beta oligomers, suggesting that, "...combination diet consisting of natural dietary supplements... Read Full Story
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In a study involving subjects aged 60 years or more, results suggest that folate supplementation may have a beneficial role to play in persons with age-related hearing loss (ARHL). Subjects with hearing loss had significantly lower serum folate levels than subjects with normal pure tone average (PTA) in the speech and high frequencies. Additionally, after adjusting for potential confounders, an inverse association was observed between serum folate concentration and increasing hearing... Read Full Story
