Vitamin Information Center

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
•Drugs that deplete vitamin B1: furosemide, antibiotics, oral contraceptives, and
phenytoin.
•Most people get adequate thiamine from diet and/or a multivitamin.Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
•Required for energy production, nerve and muscle function, enzyme reactions, and
fatty acid production.
•Defi ciency causes beriberi, a disease that affects cardiovascular, nervous, muscular,
and gastrointestinal systems.
•Defi ciency is common in developing countries; in North America it occurs in alco-
holics, those with kidney disease, malabsorption syndromes (celiac disease), and
in those with poor diets.
•Drugs that deplete vitamin B1: furosemide, antibiotics, oral contraceptives, and
phenytoin.
•Most people get adequate thiamine from diet and/or a multivitamin

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Definition
Antimicrobial resistance (insensitivity) is the ability
of a microorganism to prevent an antimicrobial (e. g.,
antibiotic) from working against it. Resistance to particular
antibiotics can develop naturally. The use of
an antibiotic for any infection, in any dose and over
any time period forces bacteria to either adapt or die
in a phenomenon known as “selective pressure”. The
microbes that adapt and survive carry genes for resistance
that can be transferred between individuals.When
an antibiotic is given, it kills the sensitive bacteria
but any resistant bacteria can survive and multiply.
Microorganisms that are not killed or inhibited by an
antibiotic are called “antibiotic resistant”. If a bacterium
carries several resistance genes, it is called multiresistant.

Introduction: The nose is one of the most noticeable facial features and surgery to cosmetically alter its shape is one of the most popular procedures. Common problems including a hump, a nose that is too long or wide, deformity, and obstructions of the nasal cavity are all problems that can be corrected with rhinoplasty. The best candidates for the surgery are people with realistic expectations and a good health. It is important to remember that in rhinoplasty perfection can never be the goal, since the nose is the most defining characteristic of the face a slight alteration can greatly enhance ones appearance. Patients older than their mid to late teens are normally preferred. Continue Reading…

Q: I�ve been taking vitamin C for years to keep from getting a winter cold, and I think that it does help. A friend of mine thinks that it doesn�t really work and it�s �all in my head�. What do you think?

A: The �common cold� is not a single viral respiratory infection, but a group of several viruses that are especially prevalent this time of the year. Antibiotics are useless against colds, and the fact that they mutate has thus far made it impossible to develop a multi-virus vaccine to prevent infection. That�s why we put so much effort into preventing colds and flu.

Vitamin C has been controversial in cold-prevention for the last 70 years. In 1970, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Linus Pauling stated in his controversial book �Vitamin C and the Common Cold� that taking 1,000 mg of vitamin C daily will prevent colds by 45 percent for most people. Continue Reading…