Nutrition

Unlike other oral iron treatments, ferric maltol does not contain ferrous iron. Instead, it is composed of stable ferric iron bound to maltol, a natural sugar derivative, to offer improved tolerability.

Get the info you need on this new product, part of our drug news roundup for October.

With Canada facing rising rates of food insecurity, you may be more likely to encounter patients with symptoms of scurvy and other vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Test your knowledge here!

There is increasing clinical evidence linking changes in the composition of the gut microbiome to the development of various skin diseases.

A case study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal warns the syndrome most associated with 18th-century seafaring persists in modern times.

Ontario medical laboratories changing level for clinical decision around iron deficiency.

 It also no longer recommends testing for vitamin D levels in people with dark skin, pregnant people or obese people.

One study showed 15.6 million U.S. adults consume so-called natural products associated with hepatotoxic risks.