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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 3 Second Health all natural liquid multi-vitamin shot will be officially on sale at the 2012 Mr. Olympia Fitness Expo September 28th and 29th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This product is the latest from Pureform 1000 LLC, the makers of Vitamin Liquid, America's Best Tasting All Natural liquid multi-vitamin supplement. 3 Second Health is designed to give users 13 key vitamins and more than 70 minerals in a 2.5 oz easy to swallow...

American Heart Association rapid access journal report Taking vitamin D supplements to compensate for vitamin D deficiency didn't improve cholesterol — at least in the short term, according to new research in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, an American Heart Association journal. Researchers studied 151 people with vitamin D deficiency who received either a mega-dose (50,000 internationals units) of vitamin D3 or placebo weekly for eight weeks. Participants'...

Vitamin B12 is essential to human health. However, some people have inherited conditions that leave them unable to process vitamin B12. As a result they are prone to serious health problems, including developmental delay, psychosis, stroke and dementia. An international research team recently discovered a new genetic disease related to vitamin B12 deficiency by identifying a gene that is vital to the transport of vitamin into the cells of the body. This discovery will help doctors better...

Blueline Products launches an Energy Boosting Special, with the release of a dynamic combo pack of B12 Energy Boost Drops and the famous Advantage Adrenal Support Formula. A power packed combo to help your body create energy, and support the Adrenal Glands. Spanish Fork, UT (PRWEB) July 20, 2012 Bluelineproducts.com is running an Energy Boosting Special. For a limited time, an Energy Boost Combo Pack will be deeply discounted. Everybody could use a boost of energy, and to get their...

Safe and inexpensive option for boosting response rate to antiviral drugs Adding vitamin B12 to standard hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment significantly boosts the body's ability to keep the virus at bay, indicates a pilot study published online in the journal Gut. The effects were particularly strong in patients whose infection was proving difficult to treat effectively, the findings showed. Between 60% and 80% of those infected with the viral liver infection HCV will go on to...

TheDailyRadish offers vegetarians the latest news and tips. In their latest blog post, Jenny Sangler announces the importance of getting enough vitamin B12 to maintain a vegetarian diet. Del Mar, CA (PRWEB) June 04, 2012 TheDailyRadish.com is one of the world’s most visited Vegetarian blogs. Offering daily tips and news to those enjoying a diet without meat, information can be read directly from their blog, or via a daily digest email. Today, Jenny Sangler at TheDailyRadish.com...

Older adults who don't get enough vitamin D - either from diet, supplements or sun exposure - may be at increased risk of developing mobility limitations and disability, according to new research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. "This is one of the first studies to look at the association of vitamin D and the onset of new mobility limitations or disability in older adults," said lead author Denise Houston, Ph.D., R.D., a nutrition epidemiologist in the Wake Forest Baptist...

SHIRLEY, N.Y., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Regent is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall to the Retail/Hospital level of the following product: Cyanocobalamin Injection, USP, 1000 mcg/mL, 1 mL Vial NDC # 0517-0031-25 Lot # 1662, Exp Date: November, 2013Lot # 1679, Exp Date: November, 2013Lot # 1683, Exp Date: November, 2013 PLEASE NOTE: This recall, initiated on April 2, 2012 to the Retail/Hospital Level, is for these lot numbers only. No other lots or...

Higher deficiency rates in some groups deserve attention ATLANTA, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Overall, the U.S. population has good levels of vitamins A and D and folate in the body, but some groups still need to increase their levels of vitamin D and iron, according to the Second National Report on Biochemical Indicators of Diet and Nutrition, released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report offers a limited but generally favorable review...

Work by University of Michigan and MIT team yields new understanding of crucial reaction in the body and in CO2-scrubbing bacteria You see it listed on the side of your cereal box and your multivitamin bottle. It's vitamin B12, part of a nutritious diet like all those other vitamins and minerals. But when it gets inside your body, new research suggests, B12 turns into a gymnast. In a paper published recently in the journal Nature, scientists from the University of Michigan Health...