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Can Vitamins Help Protect Against Macular Degeneration?

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Macular Degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of vision loss in older adults.  Over 7 million people suffer from macular degeneration and close to a million have an advanced form of the disease.

Macular Degeneration affects the macula, which helps to guide your central vision, allowing people to see fine details. People suffering from Macular Degeneration might see peripheral vision but will find it hard to see directly in front of them clearly.

Researchers in a recent study looked to see whether anti-oxidants such as Vitamin E and Vitamin C had any effect on Macular Degeneration. Researchers gave one set of patients 400 international units of Vitamin E and another set of patients received a placebo. Researchers then did the same thing with Vitamin C, where one group was given 500 mg of Vitamin C and the other group received a placebo.

Unfortunately, the study showed that neither vitamin had any protective effect against the vision disorder. This study indicates to us that we have no reason to recommend these vitamins to patients suffering from this condition.

Women, Trauma & Addiction with Dr. Stephanie Covington

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Dr. Stephanie CovingtonThis weekend Adam & Cristy will be joined by Nationally Recognized Clinician, Author, Organizational Consultant, and Lecturer, Dr. Stephanie Covington to talk about Women, Trauma & Addiction.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, June 23rd at 9am
• Sunday, June 24th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, June 25th at 6pm and 10pm
 
 
 
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Does extra vitamin C & E prevent (or worsen) the development of preeclampsia?

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Preeclampsia (elevated blood pressure in pregnancy) is a serious condition of pregnancy, and one of the most common serious ones that can become life threatening (e.g. seizures), so we thought this research could be beneficial for you or someone you may know who is pregnant and may risk of the disease.

An article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology involved a meta-analysis of nine studies and over 20,000 pregnant women, looking at those who took extra doses of vitamins C and E, as opposed to those who took a placebo, in preventing preeclampsia.

The studies showed that taking vitamins C and E made you no less likely to develop preeclampsia during pregnancy than the placebo group, and actually those in the vitamin group developed more high blood pressure than the control group.  The vitamins could actually cause more harm then good.

The take-home message here is that sometimes things that we think we are doing to benefit our health prove not to give us improvement, and may even end up being harmful. But one thing we do know about pregnant women and want to point out is that they should be taking folic acid. There is good evidence to show that folic acid is important in helping prevent spina bifida and other spinal deformities.

If you are at risk of preeclampsia, you should talk to your doctor about maybe taking a baby aspirin to prevent problems.  Its also extremely important to eat nutritiously, stay away from alcohol and take special care of your body during this time.

Translating Science into Better Human Health with Dr. Marschall Runge

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Marschall RungeDirector of the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS), Dr. Marschall Runge joins YOUR HEALTH® this weekend to discuss translating science into better human health.

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– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm

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Preventing and Treating Burns with Ernest Grant

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Ernest Grant

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and Cristy talk with NC’s Nursing Education Clinician, Mr. Ernest Grant, about preventing and treating burns.

Mr. Grant is the Nursing Education Clinician for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center where he has worked for the past 28 years. Mr. Grant serves on several national committees that establish the standards for the care of burns, and he has written numerous research articles and currently serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Burn Care and Research. Following a six year term on the Board of Directors of the American Nurses Association, Mr. Grant is now serving as the President of the North Carolina Nurses Association.

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