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"Adding lutein, zeaxanthin, and fish oil to daily multivitamin supplements doesn't boost prevention of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or cataracts in high-risk individuals, two analyses of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2) showed."
Primary source: Journal of the American Medical Association
Source reference:
AREDS2 Research Group "Lutein+zeaxanthin and omega-3 fatty acids for age-related macular degeneration the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2) randomized clinical trial" JAMA 2013; 309: 19; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.4997.
Additional source: JAMA Ophthalmology
Source reference:
AREDS2 Research Group "Lutein/zeaxanthin for the treatment of age-related cataract: AREDS2 randomized trial report no. 4" JAMA Ophthalmol 2013; DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.4412.
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a higher incidence and age-specific prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
Primary source: Clinical Endocrinology
Source reference:
Mani H, et al "Diabetes and cardiovascular events in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a 20-year retrospective cohort study" Clin Endocrinol 2013; DOI: 10.1111/cen.12068.
What is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a problem in which a woman’s hormones are out of balance. It can cause problems with your periods and make it difficult to get pregnant. PCOS may also cause unwanted changes in the way you look. If it is not treated, over time it can lead to serious health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (or PCOS) is common, affecting as many as 1 out of 15 women. Often the symptoms begin in the teen years. Treatment can help control the symptoms and prevent long-term problems.
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About 1 in 3 US adults 20 years and older have prediabetes, but only 11% are aware of their status.
Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have "prediabetes" — blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Recent research has shown that some long-term damage to the body, especially the heart and circulatory system, may already be occurring during prediabetes. The good news is there are things you can do to prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes.
Prediabetes is when a person's blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be type 2 diabetes. People with prediabetes are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and may have some problems from diabetes already.
- Normal: Normal blood sugar levels measure less than 100 mg/dl (milligrams per deciliter) after the fasting glucose test.
- Prediabetes: Blood glucose levels of 100-125 mg/dl after an overnight or eight-hour fast may indicate prediabetes. People with these results are considered to have impaired fasting glucose (IFG).
- Diabetes: Diabetes is diagnosed when the blood glucose is 126 mg/dl or above.
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Narrates a tour of a patient's colon while performing a colonoscopy, during which he discovers a cancerous polyp. The patient did not have any abdominal or rectal pain, or any other symptoms associated with colorectal cancer. However, prior to this colonoscopy (when the cancer was discovered) the patient was diagnosed with anemia due the slow bleeding of the polyp.
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