Dispense With Supplements for Improving Heart Outcomes

improving outcomes for adolescents with drug-resistant tuberculosis

Effect of Oral Nutritional Supplements On Hospital Outcomes in Patients Aged 65+ With Congestive Heart Failure.

1. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2. Precision Health Economics (PHE), Los Angeles, CA, USA. 3. Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA. 4. Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. 5. Abbott Nutrition, Columbus, OH. 6. Department of Anesthesiology, Uni...

Calcium supplements: bad for the heart?

Calcium is a micronutrient widely believed to affect bone heath, though the importance of normal variations in calcium intake may have been overemphasised. 2 Because its principal dietary source is dairy products, and because high dairy intakes are not acceptable to many older people, there has been a strong move in recent decades to increase the intake of calcium by supplements. This is most p...

Zinc Deficiency in Pregnancy and Fetal - Neonatal Outcomes and Impact of the Supplements on Pregnancy Outcomes

Abstract   Zinc is one of the  essential elements of body which has an important role in natural growth, development, and many biological performances. Zinc deficiency is a major health problem and pregnant women are at high risk. 82% of pregnant women worldwide suffer from zinc deficiency. Zinc deficiency during pregnancy has dangerous and irreparable effects such as growth impairment, spontan...

Improving outcomes for underserved adolescents with asthma.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Treatment adherence by adolescents is often poor, and their outcomes are worse than those of younger patients. We conducted a quality improvement initiative to improve asthma control and outcomes for high-risk adolescents treated in a primary care setting. METHODS Interventions were guided by the Chronic Care Mod...