Both serum homocysteine (tHcy), an amino acid associated with vitamin B12, and holotranscobalamin (holoTC), the biologically active fraction of vitamin B12, may have a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the findings of a new Finnish study suggest.
Tags: AD, Aging Research Center, Alzheimer's, B12, Babak Hooshmand, Dr. Mathews, Karolinska Institutet, kyle mathews, Medscape Medical News
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox; Allergan Inc) for headache prophylaxis in patients with adult chronic migraine who suffer headaches on 15 or more days per month, each lasting more than 4 hours.
Tags: adult, Botox, Botox Cosmetic, botulinum toxin, Dr. Mathews, FDA, headache symptoms, kyle mathews, migraine headaches, Patients, Russell Katz, Susan Jeffrey, symptoms
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Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) has been linked to bacterial vaginosis (BV) among pregnant women, according to the results of a study reported online October 4 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Tags: AOR, BV, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Dr. Mathews, Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, linked, Linked Bacterial Vaginosis, MPH, pregnant women, prevention, VDD, Vitamin D Deficiency, women
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Women who discontinue postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) have a significantly increased risk for hip fracture, and the protective effect of HT disappears 2 years after cessation, according to new research presented here at the North American Menopause Society 21st Annual Meeting.
Tags: cessation, Dr. Mathews, estrogen, frisco, Hip fracture, hormone therapy, HT, Medscape Medical News, new, North American Menopause Society, plano, postmenopausal, woman, women, Women Health Initiative
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Kidney stones should be added to the list of health problems linked with hormone pill use after menopause, according to an analysis of landmark government research that first raised alarms about the products.
Tags: against, Dr. Mathews, estrogen, Gary Curhan, Hormones, Kidney Stones, linked, Naim Maalouf, Pfizer Inc, symptoms, Victoria Davis, women, Women Health Initiative
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