Vitamin C and colds: benefits and safe intake guidance
A reviewer notes Vitamin C may shorten cold symptoms but not prevent colds. High doses risk side effects like diarrhea kidney stones while foods high in Vitamin C are advised. Storage cooking tips and contact Cheryl Mehta RD for questions.
FDA Warns About Hepatitis A from Clotting Factor
The FDA warns hemophiliacs not to use several batches of Alphanate Factor VIII after genetic testing linked a batch to two hepatitis A cases. Dr. Jay Epstein says this first US plasma product transmission could alter producer and patient handling of this rare risk.
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CPR Boosts Survival Odds But Bystanders Miss Key Skills
JAMA reports that proper CPR triples a cardiac arrest victim’s survival chances, yet bystanders perform CPR correctly less than half the time. Dr. E John Gallagher urges learning effective CPR, with Red Cross programs in Aiken offering recurring classes and annual refreshers to keep skills sharp.
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John Paraskos
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine
Worcester
Mass
Sharon Chapman
Aiken
American Red Cross
Aiken Red Cross
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