Vitamins and Supplements – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts
by Johns Hopkins Medicine · 10 episodes
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Which type of vitamin is best? Your pharmacist knows, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Do you take vitamins? While the evidence is conflicting on whether they are beneficial for health the majority of US adults do take them, and frequently are confused over which one…
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Purified Fish Oil
Anchor lead: Even prescription fish oil may not reduce the risk for heart problems, Elizabeth Tracey reports When compared to mineral oil, highly purified prescription fish oil see…
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Fish Oil?
Anchor lead: A new study seems to pan even purified fish oil in improving cardiovascular disease risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports Does fish oil help people at high risk for cardiovas…
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Breast Cancer Treatment and Antioxidants
Anchor lead: Supplements known as antioxidants may be harmful for women being treated for breast cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re being treated for breast cancer, taking…
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August 1, 2019 – Regulating Supplements
Anchor lead: Dietary supplements don’t provide much benefit and may not even contain what they say they do, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you use supplements to improve your health,…
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July 31, 2019 – Supplements
Anchor lead: If you’re taking dietary supplements you may want to reconsider, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dietary supplements really aren’t much good in improving health, a study by E…
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December 4, 2018 – Vitamin D and Fish Oil
Anchor lead: If you’ve been taking fish oil or vitamin D supplements you may want to think again, Elizabeth Tracey reports Both fish oil and vitamin D supplements have been extreme…
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April 6, 2018 – Fall Prevention
Anchor lead: Can vitamin D help prevent broken bones in older people? Elizabeth Tracey reports Are you taking vitamin D? This vitamin has been the media’s darling for a few years n…
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May 30, 2017 – Vitamin D Levels
Anchor lead: Should you take a vitamin D supplement? Elizabeth Tracey reports Are you getting enough vitamin D or should you take a supplement? That question is even more important…
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PodMed – Week of October 17, 2016
This week’s topics include use of vitamins and supplements, detecting atrial fibrillation, calcium supplements and heart disease, and use of ventilators in people with advanced dem…
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PodMed – Week of November 30, 2015
This week’s topics include early testing for amyloid, improving colorectal cancer screening, generic medications, and folic acid supplementation and neural tube defects. Program no…