A STUDY has found higher
intakes of vitamin B6, vitamin
B12 and folate were linked to
lower homocysteine levels, which
significantly reduced the risk of
glaucoma by reducing vascular
damage, oxidative stress, and extra
cellular matrix alterations.
The US based cohort study
was published online in JAMA
Ophthalmology this month and
assessed about 80,000 men (all
health professionals) and 40,000
women (all registered nurses)
between 1980 and 2010.
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DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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