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Health Encyclopedia: Vitamins Introduction

Introduction

Vitamins do not share a common chemistry, but they do share certain characteristics. They are all organic nutrients that are necessary in small amounts for normal metabolism and good health. Your diet or supplements provide most vitamins. The body can manufacture only three vitamins (D, K, and the B vitamin biotin) from nondietary sources. Unlike carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, vitamins are not sources of energy. Instead, vitamins are chemical partners for the enzymes involved in ...

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How Does Dementia Due to Head Injury Differ from Alzheimer's Disease?

By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

A number of medical conditions can cause dementia. Some are reversible while others can lead to... Read more »

How Does Alzheimer's Differ from Other Types of Dementia?

By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

...A number of medical conditions can cause or result in dementia. Some are reversible while... Read more »

Study Shows Mixing Dementia Drugs with Incontinence Drugs Can Cause Decline

By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

...of drugs often given, in tandem, to people with dementia - a population that also tends to... Read more »

How Does Alcohol-Related Dementia Differ From Alzheimer's?

By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

...cognitive problems and in certain conditions may cause dementia. Let's look at what role... Read more »

New York Prison for Prisoners with Dementia

By Dorian Martin , Health Expert

This AP news story reports on a new dementia-oriented prison unit serving men, mostly in their... Read more »

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Alzheimer

... A definitive test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, even in patients showing signs of dementia, has not yet been developed. A number of expert groups have developed criteria ... Read more »

Parkinson's Disease: Complications

...other concepts. After they were taken off medication, however, they had no problems with the tasks.Dementia. Dementia is three to six times more common in the elderly Parkinson patient than in the... Read more »

Alzheimer

...Alzheimer's disease. In theserecent studies, large numbers of elderly people had their dementiaevaluated at baseline and then monitored over several years. The results... Read more »

Functional Incontinence

...can lead to function incontinence include:Parkinson's disease.Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Mental confusion may prevent both recognition of the need to void and locating a... Read more »

Parkinson's Disease: Medications

...stages. They are not as effective against bradykinesia and posture problems and may increase the risk for dementia in late stages. Among the many anticholinergics are trihexyphenidyl (Artane,... Read more »

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