Q: After being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, I was put on warfarin, a blood...
Answer : Sarah Booth, PhD, director of Tufts HNRCA Vitamin K Laboratory, replies, "I would recommend that you work with your healthcare provider...
Q: I will use blood thinners the rest of my life, and so watch...
Answer : Sarah L Booth, PhD, director of Tufts HNRCA Vitamin K Laboratory, answers, Blood thinners are among the top 15 drugs prescribed in this country...
Q :I have to avoid copper because of Wilsons disease, so I cant have...
Answer : A Lisa Massini, a dietetic intern in Tufts Frances Stern Nutrition Center, responds: Copper sulfate is an approved pesticide for organic farms...
Q: Would senior multivitamins contain enough of the AREDS2 nutrients to take instead of...
Answer : Probably. Check to see that the vitamin contains all the AREDS suggested vitamins: vitamins C, E, lutein, zinc."
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