Aussie doctors blame rare scurvy case on cost-of-living crisis
A WA man who could not afford nutritious food or his prescribed vitamin supplements has landed in hospital with scurvy, doctors say. The patient had…
Tag: Vitamins and minerals
Multivitamins don’t help people live longer, large study confirms
Multivitamin use is not associated with improved longevity a large US study finds. In fact, taking multivitamins was associated with a small increase in mortality…
Fitness fanatic’s supplement overuse causes ALS-like symptoms: case
Doctors have traced a patient’s extensive muscle twitching, which mimicked amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, to vitamin B6 overload from workout supplements. The 40-year-old male patient —…
Supplements giant Blackmores agrees to $2 billion takeover by Japanese brewer
Japanese brewing giant Kirin has struck a deal to take over Australian vitamins company Blackmores. Kirin Holdings announced on Thursday it had entered into an…
High vitamin K intake cuts fracture risk in older women: Australian study
Older women who consume more than 100μg of vitamin K1 each day face half the long-term risk of hip fractures than those with a recommended…
Vitamin D supplements alone ‘won’t avert fracture’
Healthy older adults should simply stop taking the pills, say osteoporosis experts.
Ban for pharmacist who supplied IV cocktails to wellness clinics
Dr Michael Serafin (PhD) came to the attention of NSW regulators when a patient of one of the rehydration clinics ended up in a Sydney hospital.
Real Case: How a simple supplement led to severe toxicity
My patient had a sore mouth, but I couldn’t really see anything in particular that could be causing it. We tried a course of antifungal drops, then lozenges, on…
Aus neurologists warn ‘nangs’ may cause untreatable damage
The finding comes as the TGA moves to curtail recreational use of nitrous oxide.
What’s causing this progressive rash?
Jane is a 62-year-old fitness instructor who presents with four months of mildly painful, progressive rash involving the feet, legs and hands.
