Search results for 'inflammation'

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Vitamin D

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH NEWS VITAMIN D Summaries of the latest research concerning vitamin D By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE Vitamin D is a hugely important fat-soluble vitamin. Our main source is sunlight. It is estimated that at least 75 per cent of our supply comes from photochemical conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/vitamin_D_abstracts.htm 08/07/07, 67716 bytes

International Health News Letter to the Editor – June 2005

LETTER TO THE EDITOR – JUNE 2005 After reading the article in International Health News regarding inflammation I am trying to discern whether I am doing the right thing. My last CRP was 8.3. Statins (crestor) lowered it but I am afraid of these medications. I am taking Carlson's fish oils, enteric ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/l158a.htm 10/10/05, 3718 bytes

NEWSBRIEF – DECEMBER 2004/JANUARY 2005

NEWSBRIEF - Coffee drinking linked to inflammation. A systemic inflammation has been linked to heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, prostate cancer, atrial fibrillation, and a host of other common ailments. The extent of inflammation in the body is measured through so-called markers, the most widely ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/n153c.htm 01/09/05, 3297 bytes

Anti-inflammatories & antioxidants limit risks of metabolic syndrome

... -inflammatory drug and an antioxidant supplement. The anti-inflammatory they used was irbesartan, which blocks angiotensin II, a central molecule in inflammation, atherosclerosis, and the functioning of endothelial cells, which line the blood vessels. The antioxidant used for the study was lipoic acid ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a157d.htm 10/10/05, 4857 bytes

Vitamin B6 and heart disease

... plasma levels of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP), the active metabolite of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), are associated with an elevated risk of systemic inflammation. Inflammation, in turn, is associated with a greater risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Italian researchers recently proposed that PLP may ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a149a.htm 09/06/04, 5445 bytes

Vitamin E helps prevent Alzheimer's disease

... by neuronal degeneration and the presence of neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques in the brain. There is now considerable evidence that inflammation and oxidative stress are crucial elements in the development of AD. Vitamin E is highly effective in combating both oxidative stress and inflammation ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a138e.htm 03/02/04, 4375 bytes

Timing of antioxidant supplementation is important

... by an increased level of PAI-1 (plasminogen activator inhibitor-1). Several studies have shown that high fat meals raise LDL levels, create inflammation, and increase blood clotting tendency in diabetics. Researchers at the New Mexico School of Medicine reasoned that if oxidative stress is the underlying ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a141a.htm 03/02/04, 5694 bytes

Vitamin C deficiency in intermittent claudication

... muscles and is most often a result of atherosclerosis. There is now considerable evidence that atherosclerosis is caused by a continual low-grade inflammation and the resulting oxidative stress. Medical doctors at the Ghent University Hospital reasoned that patients with intermittent claudication might ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a114e.htm 03/02/04, 4353 bytes

Daily treatment may be unnecessary for mild asthma patients

... relief through the stimulation of beta-receptors in the autonomic nervous system, and daily use of inhaled corticosteroids to reduce airway inflammation and minimize risk of severe asthma attacks and airway scarring that might permanently reduce lung capacity. Now researchers from the University of ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a159h.htm 10/10/05, 4923 bytes

Vitamin B6 and inflammatory bowel disease

... (26.9% versus 2.9% in inactive disease). The researchers also discovered a significant correlation between low PLP levels and high levels of the inflammation marker, C-reactive protein. They conclude that low PLP levels in IBD patients are a consequence rather than a cause of active disease. Combining ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a136e.htm 03/02/04, 4403 bytes