Εισαγωγή O ψευδάργυρος (Ζinc-Zn), αποτελεί μετά τον σίδηρο το πιο συχνό ιχνοστοιχείο του ανθρωπίνου οργανισμού διαδραματίζοντας καθοριστικό ρόλο σε πολλές οργανικές λειτουργίες. Ο ψευδάργυρος βρίσκεται σε μια ευρεία ποικιλία τροφίμων. Τα στρείδια περιέχουν περισσότερο ψευδάργυρο από οποιαδήποτε άλλα τρόφιμο. Άλλες καλές πηγές ψευδαργύρου είναι το κόκκινο κρέας, τα πουλερικά [...]
Maryam M. Asgari, MD MPH1, Mary-Margaret Chren, MD, E. Margaret Warton, MPH, Gary D. Friedman, MD MS, and Emily White, PhD Abstract BACKGROUND— Laboratory and epidemiologic studies suggest that certain dietary supplements may alter risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). OBJECTIVE— To examine the association between supplement use [...]
Abstract Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a major cause of mortality (25%) and morbidity including recurrent sepsis, dependence on parenteral nutrition, need for surgery, and survival with short bowel syndrome in preterm very low birth weight infants.Mortality (45–100%) and morbidity including the risk of long-term neurodevelopmental impairment are higher in [...]
Tetracyclines and macrolide antibiotics have been in use for acne treatment for more than 20 years. Since 1992 increasing resistance to these antibiotics, and especially to erythromycin, is reported with Propionibacterium acnes. Zinc salts have demonstrated their efficacy in inflammatory acne treatment as well as their bacteriostatic activity against [...]
Gingko biloba has been used for hundreds of years to treat various disorders such as asthma, vertigo, fatigue and, tinnitus or circulatory problems. Two of the main extracts are EGb761 and LI 1370. Most pharmacological, toxicological and clinical studies have focused on the neuroprotective value of these two main [...]
Abstract Laboratory evidence suggests that certain specialty dietary supplements have antiinflammatory properties, though evidence in humans remains limited. Data on a nationally representative sample of 9,947 adults from the 1999–2004 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to assess the associations between specialty supplement use [...]
Aims: To compare the efficacy of sublingual and oral administration of 500mg of cobalamin in subjects with cobalamin deficiency. Materials and results: Thirty subjects with low serum concentrations of cobalamin participated in the study. Subjects were randomly allocated to receive one tablet daily of 500mg cobalamin sublingually or orally, [...]
ALTHOUGH VITAMIN D deficiency is known mainly for its association with fractures and bone disease, (1–7) its newly recognized association with risk of several types of cancer is receiving considerable attention. (8–11) The high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, combined with the discovery of increased risks of certain types [...]
Review Article Charles T. Price, Kenneth J. Koval, and Joshua R. Langford Orlando Health Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 1222 Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Charles T. Price; charles.price@orlandohealth.com Received 23 December 2012; Accepted 23 April 2013 Academic Editor: Cory Xian Copyright © 2013 [...]
Abstract Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in the developed world. Although effective treatment modalities such as anti-VEGF treatment have been developed for neovascular AMD, there is still no effective treatment for geographical atrophy, and therefore the most cost-effective management of AMD is [...]
