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The article highlights the importance of niacin to saving lives and in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Topics discussed include difference of niacin from other nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide precursors, failure of a study to establish a connection between major adverse cardiovascular event and niacin, and potential of grocery store available niacin to improve outcomes for cardiovascular disease and reduce risk for strokes, acute coronary syndrome and revascularization procedures.

The article discusses 2023 research which shows the beneficial use of a combined omega-3 and B vitamins in checking cognitive decline in persons aged 60-70 years. Topics covered include the greater effect of the tandem than either nutrients on its own, and the failure of further research funding in this area. Also noted is the recommended adoption of a Mediterranean style diet and lifestyle to reduce Alzheimer's disease risk.

Women during their child-bearing years need about 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folate daily. Diets low in folate have been linked to developing heart disease and to having babies with neural tube birth. By Jan 1998, food manufacturers will be required to fortify white rice and other foods with folate., COMING SOON TO A SUPERMARKET, near you... white bread, pasta and, rice--now fortified with folate. Getting enough of this B vitamin-400 micrograms a day--is so important for women of childbearing [...]

NIPPON ROCHE KK has agreed to transfer the assets of its Fukuroi factory to Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. Under terms of the agreement, Nippon Roche will also transfer its D-ribose manufacturing [...]

5/5 experts say yes. [caption id="attachment_4019154" align="alignnone" width="560"] Illustration by Lon Tweeten for TIME[/caption] You've seen nutritional yeast, affectionately known as nooch (really), in health… [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Each Capsule contains: Folic Acid 1 mg Vitamin B6 12.5 mg Vitamin B12 500 mcg Omega-3 Acids 500 mg -Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 350 mg -Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) 35 mg Patent [...]

A study of 92 other studies suggests that homocysteine--a little-known amino acid--may be as big a factor in causing cardiovascular disease as better-known cholesterol, the November 23, 2002 British Medical [...]

If brewer's yeast is not now a part of your daily nutritional habit, it ought to be. The microscopic plant, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae--commonly referred to as Brewer's Yeast--is nutritionally superior to [...]

Run your finger down the side of a cereal box or across a bottle of multivitamins, and you'll find them--familiar words such as riboflavin, folic acid and niacin. But while [...]

Lonza says it will increase the worldwide price of niacin and niacinamide feed additives by 9%, effective immediately. Lonza increased the niacin prices by 12% last October. The latest hike [...]

MT. OLIVE, N.J. -- BASF Group has announced several production changes in its vitamins [B.sub.2] and C manufacturing. The company said it plans to expand vitamin [B.sub.2] production with the [...]

In a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial involving 48 patients scheduled to have total knee arthroplasty, whose pain level was at least 7 of a 1-10 cm visual analogue scale, supplementation with B vitamins (100 mg thiamine, 100 mg pyridoxine, and 5 mg cyanocobalamin) in addition to a single muscular injection of sodium diclofenac (75 mg) was found to be more effective in bringing about an analgesic effect, as compared to treatment with the diclofenac injection alone. Pain level was evaluated in the 12 hour period post-injection. The authors state, "This study constitutes a clinical support on the improvement of the analgesic effect of diclofenac by B vitamins in patients with osteoarthritis programmed to total knee arthroplasty, as a clinical model of inflammatory pain." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study involving 60 subjects, daily supplementation with a high-dose vitamin B-complex for a period of 3 months was found to be associated with significantly decreased levels of 'personal strain,' confusion, and depressed/dejected mood. The authors state, "The results of the study are consistent with two previous studies examining multivitamin supplementation and personal (non-work) feelings of strain and suggestive of significant decreases in the experience of workplace stress after 90 day supplementation of a B multivitamin." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a retrospective study involving 105 pediatric patients who underwent ileocystoplasty surgery (mean age at surgery: 7.7 years), who were followed up with for approximately 50 months, 44% of patients who had levels measured 7 years after surgery were found to have vitamin B12 levels below 300 pg/ml. A significant negative association was found between vitamin B12 level and length of follow up. The authors conclude, "We demonstrate a reduction in serum B12 level with time following ileocystoplasty. These patients should have their B12 levels measured in the long term." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a study involving 251 men who were part of couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment, with a subgroup of 70 fertile men and 63 subfertile men, total homocysteine and cobalamin levels were positively associated with sperm count, folate, cobalamin, and pyridoxine were inversely associated with ejaculate volume, and in fertile men, seminal plasma folate was inversely associated with DNA fragmentation index. The authors conclude, "Low concentrations of folate in seminal plasma may be detrimental for sperm DNA stability." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In an open-label trial involving 40 autistic children, treatment with the metabolic precursors, methylcobalamin (75 mug/kg, 2 times/wk) and folinic acid (400 mug, 2 times/d) for a period of 3 months was found to significantly increase levels of cysteine, cysteinylglycine, and glutathione concentrations, as well as the glutathione redox ratio, and reduce the oxidized disulfide form of glutathione. At baseline, autistic children were found to have significantly lower levels of metabolite concentrations as compared to age-matched control children, and while the nutritional intervention improved these values in the autistic children, the levels remained lower than those found in the control children. The authors conclude, "The significant improvements observed in transmethylation metabolites and glutathione redox status after treatment suggest that targeted nutritional intervention with methylcobalamin and folinic acid may be of clinical benefit in some children who have autism." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an abstract of the study "Effects of nutritional supplementation with antioxidant vitamins and minerals and fish oil on antioxidant status and psychosocial stress in smokers: an open trial," by H. Nitta and M. Kinoyama, which examined the benefits of antioxidant and fish oil supplementation in reducing psychosocial stress and improving antioxidant capacity in smokers.

An abstract of the article "Effects of Maternal Vitamin Supplements on Malaria in Children Born to HIV-Infected Women," by E. Villamor, G. Msamanga et al, published in a 2007 issue of the "American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene" is presented.

The article presents an abstract of the study "Arsenic Exposure From Drinking Water, Dietary Intakes of B Vitamins and Folate, and Risk of High Blood Pressure in Bangladesh: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Study," by Y. Chen, P. Factor-Litvak, et al, which showed that low-level exposure to arsenic through drinking water increases the risk of hypertension among persons with lower than average intakes of B vitamins and folate.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.- In recommending to the Food and Drug Administration that women of childbearing age increase folic acid intake to prevent birth defects, an F.D.A. advisory committee suggested that [...]