Maria Godoy
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Leucovorin is a prescription form of vitamin B. It's typically used to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and to treat a specific kind of anemia.
The AAP says the drug has shown some potential benefits in early, small-scale studies for children with cerebral folate deficiency.
A minority of people with autism also have this condition.
However, the AAP says larger, controlled clinical trials are still needed to determine if the drug is a safe and effective option for the broader autistic population.
Collagen is a structural protein that helps keep skin firm and elastic.
in our 20s, our body's production of collagen starts to decline, which is why people turn to collagen supplements.
When it comes to skin, randomized controlled trials have found that taking it for 8 to 12 weeks can indeed improve things like depth of wrinkles, skin elasticity, and dermal thickness.
But a recent meta-analysis of such studies came with a big caveat, says dermatologist Marianne Macrita Sena of Harvard.
Senna says if you want to boost your skin, focus on things that are backed by strong science, like using sunscreen during the day and retinol at night.
Measles is probably the most contagious infectious disease known to mankind. It's really kind of like the canary in the coal mine in terms of pointing out where the holes in the public health system is.
Measles is probably the most contagious infectious disease known to mankind. It's really kind of like the canary in the coal mine in terms of pointing out where the holes in the public health system is.
Measles is probably the most contagious infectious disease known to mankind. It's really kind of like the canary in the coal mine in terms of pointing out where the holes in the public health system is.
Before we had a measles vaccine developed in the early 1960s, measles used to kill 400 to 500 people in the U.S. every year. That's actually one of the reasons we find ourselves having outbreaks, right, because people forget how powerful the measles vaccine is and what devastation it prevents.
Before we had a measles vaccine developed in the early 1960s, measles used to kill 400 to 500 people in the U.S. every year. That's actually one of the reasons we find ourselves having outbreaks, right, because people forget how powerful the measles vaccine is and what devastation it prevents.
Before we had a measles vaccine developed in the early 1960s, measles used to kill 400 to 500 people in the U.S. every year. That's actually one of the reasons we find ourselves having outbreaks, right, because people forget how powerful the measles vaccine is and what devastation it prevents.
So what you have is parents giving kids vitamin A under the false belief that it can prevent measles. And that can actually be really, really harmful. And you're seeing that now in West Texas. There have been children who have measles hospitalized for vitamin A toxicity.
So what you have is parents giving kids vitamin A under the false belief that it can prevent measles. And that can actually be really, really harmful. And you're seeing that now in West Texas. There have been children who have measles hospitalized for vitamin A toxicity.
So what you have is parents giving kids vitamin A under the false belief that it can prevent measles. And that can actually be really, really harmful. And you're seeing that now in West Texas. There have been children who have measles hospitalized for vitamin A toxicity.