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Health Encyclopedia: Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is found in eggs, meat, poultry, shellfish, milk, and milk products.
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Vitamin B12, Prevagen, and Other Natural Approaches to Alzheimer's Prevention
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health ExpertI stumbled upon a reference to a study published in the Nov. 1, 2007 edition of American Journal of... Read more »
Anemia Part 2: Folic Acid and B-12
By Jennifer Rackley , Health ExpertA lack of certain B vitamins can also cause anemia. Two of the most common culprits are folic... Read more »
Questions on Vitamin B12, Late Night Eating and Apples
By Heather Reese , Health ExpertI’ve heard that B12 shots can help you lose weight, is this true? Vitamin B12 or cobalamin, is... Read more »
Study Shows B Vitamin Deficiencies Contribute to Memory Disorder
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health ExpertA Newswise article titled, "B-Vitamin Deficiency May Cause Vascular Cognitive Impairment," caught... Read more »
Health Guide
Vitamin B12
Side Effects Vitamin B12 deficiencies occur when the body is unable to properly use the vitamin. Pernicious anemia can make the body unable to absorb vitamin B12 from the intestinal tract. ... Read more »Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin. Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water. The body cannot store them. After the body uses the vitamin, leftover amounts leave the body... Read more »Anemia: B12 deficiency
B12 deficiency anemia is a drop in the number of red blood cells due to a lack of vitamin B12. Alternative Names Macrocytic anemia Causes, incidence, and risk... Read more »Anemia: B12 deficiency
Macrocytic anemia Treatment Treatment depends on the specific cause of B12 deficiency anemia. Pernicious anemia requires lifelong vitamin B12 injections.... Read more »Vitamin B-12 level
Normal Values Normal values are 200-900 pg/ml (picograms per milliliter). What abnormal results mean Values of less than 100 pg/ml indicate a significant deficiency of vitamin B-12,... Read more »Images
Medications
Esomeprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »
Pantoprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »
Lansoprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »
Lansoprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »
Omeprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »
Related News
Vitamin B12 Good for Older Brains
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Senior citizens interested in hanging on to their brain power may want to increase the amount of meat, fish and milk in their... Read summary »
B Vitamins Dont Help Heart Patients
August 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking B vitamins and folic acid may not do much to help patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous research has... Read summary »
Overview: Acid-reflux drugs may cause vitamin B12 deficiency
October 02, 2008In this overview of acid-reflux health, Harvard physician Mary Pickett warns of possible vitamin B12 deficiency from long-term use of proton-pump... Read summary »
Acid-reflux meds may block B-12
October 03, 2008A reader asks the People's Pharmacy if acid-reflux medications can cause a deficiency of vitamin B-12. Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon recommend that... Read summary »
Nexium one of many causes of vitamin B-12 deficiency
October 02, 2008Taking antacids and H-2 blockers like Nexium and Prilosac can cause vitamin B-12 deficiency, a condition that can lead to such symptoms as fatigue,... Read summary »
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