Vitamins and Supplements

Rhino 7 3000 and Rhino 7 3000 Platinum Capsules, which are marketed as dietary supplements for sexual enhancement, have been voluntarily recalled for undeclared ingredients.

Complementary and alternative medicine use isn't uncommon among seniors, but it can predispose them to polypharmacy.

A federal judge has entered a permanent injunction against a dietary supplements manufacturer for failing to meet current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations.

Obesity has more than doubled in prevalence in the United States since the 1970s.

Folic acid supplements can increase skin blood flow in elderly patients during heat waves and reduce related cardiovascular events.

Pharmacists might want to keep an eye out for men who buy excessive amounts of bodybuilding supplements, as new research suggests that they may have an eating disorder.

A permanent injunction has been issued by a federal judge against 3 dietary supplement companies.

Pharmacists know changes in vitamin K intake can drastically alter INR values in patients taking warfarin.

Since no medications or surgical procedures are available to treat cardiovascular calcification, clinicians generally recommend lifestyle changes.

Traditionally, dialysis patients receive a supplemental renal vitamin containing a mixture of B and C vitamins, but recent research has suggested a potential role for other vitamins and minerals, as well.

When reporting diet and exercise, patients may feel pressured to say what they think clinicians want to hear.

Vitamin D insufficiency may raise the odds of depressive symptoms in college-aged women.

Patients with healthy diets may be more likely to use supplements.

FDA laboratory analysis has confirmed that 3 products promoted as weight-loss supplements contain hidden drug ingredients with known risks.

Some researchers have proposed that vitamin E and selenium supplements may inhibit cataract formation.

Hemoglobin recovery time following blood donation can be shortened with iron supplementation.

The FDA today published several public notifications advising consumers to avoid a number of supplemental products marketed for sexual enhancement that were found to contain a potentially dangerous, undeclared ingredient.

With numerous commercials promoting medications for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, many men are inquisitive about the various treatment options and OTC supplements.

Americans are fortunate to have abundant food sources, but the flip side is the country's obesity epidemic.

Many patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease also have low vitamin D levels.

Roughly half of all women experience at least 1 urinary tract infection in their lifetime. The problem becomes recurrent for many, so effective non-antibiotic preventive therapies are needed.

Dietary supplementation with vitamins, minerals, and other substances is widespread, and medical talk shows like The Doctors and Dr. Oz sometimes promote such supplement use.

Omega-3 fatty acids appear to have numerous health benefits. Ideally, patients would incorporate foods rich in eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid into their daily diets. However, many dislike the foods richest in these nutrients: fish and seafood.

Patients with celiac disease are known to be deficient in the amino acid L-carnitine, a nutrient essential for muscle energy production.

A California drug manufacturer must recall and destroy all of its dietary supplements after a federal court determined that it failed to follow FDA manufacturing practice regulations.