MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'glutathione'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:38 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3549589&cid=t_147446_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F62%2Fiv-glutathione-for-skin-whitening%2F Due to the success of oral Glutathione capsules comes a new and supposedly faster way to whiter skin – IV Glutathione – where the antioxidant is injected directly into the vein and into the bloodstream. This way the patient gets a higher dose which lead to quicker results.  Usually the injections are done twice a week for a total of 10 sessions each. Again, this is not FDA approved but despite this fact, patients flock to their dermatologist/plastic surgeon’s office to get their weekly dose. Frankly, I’m not a believer of IV Glutathione and I’m not too wild about the idea of having a drug without any good studies to back it up injected in my vein. I’d rather rely on the good old and dependable sunscreen on top of chemical exfoliants. Related Posts:Glutathione for Skin ... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3549589 Mon, 10 May 2010 15:50:51 +0100 3549589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534133&cid=t_147446_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F46%2Fglutathione-for-skin-whitening%2F Glutathione is a natural antioxidant that gets rid of harmful substances in our body like free radicals and reactive oxygen species. Manufacturers claim that it’s skin lightening property works by shifting the production of eumelanin (which is the brown/black pigment of the skin) to pheomelanin (yellow/red pigment). This shift in production to a lighter type of melanin becomes visible as whiter skin. Basically, glutathione is a supplement, not a drug. It has been categorized by the FDA as generally regarded as safe (GRAS). No definitive studies have been done to really evaluate the efficacy and safety of glutathione as an oral skin whitening agent. However, there are a lot of testimonials and apparently the people whom I know have taken the supplement are happy with the results. They rep... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534133 Tue, 04 May 2010 17:28:56 +0100 3534133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737763&cid=t_147446_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fswine-flu-and-glutathione-supplements.html Could a simple dietary change that increases glutathione, or indeed supplementation with this antioxidant tripeptide, be all you need to boost your immune system and ward of influenza? Several Sciencebase correspondents and hundreds of “bloggers” selling supplements seem to think so…but I am not so sure, despite the couple of limited research papers that they cite again and again in their marketing literature. Initially, it seems, the results of a small trial published in 1997 suggested that administration of N-acetylcysteine during the winter could affect the severity of influenza symptoms, especially in elderly high-risk individuals. “N-acetylcysteine did not prevent A/H1N1 virus influenza infection but significantly reduced the incidence of clinically apparent di... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737763 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:00:57 +0100 2737763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734070&cid=t_147446_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fswine-flu-and-glutathione-supplements.html Could a simple dietary change that increases glutathione, or indeed supplementation with this antioxidant tripeptide be all you need to boost your immune system and ward of influenza? Several Sciencebase correspondents and hundreds of “bloggers” selling supplements seem to think so…I’m not so sure. The results of a small trial published in 1997 suggested that “administration of N-acetylcysteine during the winter, thus, appears to provide a significant attenuation of influenza and influenza-like episodes, especially in elderly high-risk individuals. N-acetylcysteine did not prevent A/H1N1 virus influenza infection but significantly reduced the incidence of clinically apparent disease.” N-acetylcysteine is an analog and precursor of reduced glutathione, wh... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734070 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:00:57 +0100 2734070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1646713&cid=t_147446_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F342732935%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Other Articles You May LikeDid You Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables Today?Remembering Lunch Can Help Reduce the Desire to SnackIndividual Genetics, Coffee Consumption, BRCA1 and Breast CancerBitter Coffee, Better Health?More Education Decreases the Risk of Death (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646713 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:01:04 +0100 1646713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1070261&cid=t_147446_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F195108306%2Fgirl_raises_for_austim_study.html Michala Riggle might be only 10 years old but she's got the heart and spirit of a wise old soul. After her brother's autism improved when he received an injection of an amnio acid and an antioxidant called Glutathione, as well at four other patients, doctors wanted to run a larger study. The problem? The study would cost at least $200,000 that the Kasair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky, just didn't have.That's when Michala stepped up to the plate. She decided to raise money on her own by beading and selling bracelets. She soon enlisted family and friends to help with the beading and selling and eventually raised $22,000. including various donations. At a ceremony to celebrate her fundraising she unwrapped a check to find that donors had pushed that amoun... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1070261 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:00:59 +0100 1070261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=874771&cid=t_147446_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2Fskin%2Fglutathione-for-skin-whitening%2F Glutathione is a natural antioxidant that gets rid of harmful substances in our body like free radicals and reactive oxygen species. Manufacturers claim that it’s skin lightening property works by shifting the production of eumelanin (which is the brown/black pigment of the skin) to pheomelanin (yellow/red pigment). This shift in production to a lighter type of melanin becomes visible as whiter skin. Basically, glutathione is a supplement, not a drug. It has been categorized by the FDA as generally regarded as safe (GRAS). No definitive studies have been done to really evaluate the efficacy and safety of glutathione as an oral skin whitening agent. However, there are a lot of testimonial and apparently the people whom I know have taken the supplement are happy with the results. T... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=874771 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:13:51 +0100 874771