Pantothenic acid, or vitamin B-5, is a component of coenzyme A. The nutrient coenzyme A is involved in numerous metabolic processes, including the release of energy from food, the synthesis of steroid hormones and the synthesis of heme, a...
Unlike many physical disorders, determining the cause of mental health disorders is not easy. For one thing, each psychological disorder has its own causes. Secondly, psychological disorders rarely ever appear for just one reason. Instead, mental...
The ingredients in cod liver oil that produce positive health outcomes in most people can produce adverse side effects in some. The active ingredients in cod liver oil include two essential fatty acids, ecosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic...
Depression during mid-life can be understood using the diathesis-stress model. This model holds that depression is the combination of pre-existing genetic factors and specific types of stress. The genetic predisposition may not become active until...
Omacor, which was renamed Lovaza shortly after its launch, is considered safer than statins. The two types of drugs, while both reducing risk of heart disease, have different compositions, different modes of action and different safety profiles....
