Vitamin C may improve smokers' blood circulationWritten by Tanya
Vitamin C may improve smokers' blood circulationA dose of vitamin C may give a quick boost to poorer-than-average blood circulation seen in healthy young smokers, a study suggests. The study of 25 healthy men found that although smokers initially showed poorer results on a test of blood flow to heart that changed after they took a large dose — 2 grams — of vitamin C. Shortly after taking vitamin, 13 smokers showed blood circulation on par with that of 12 non-smokers, according to findings published in a leading heart journal. However, lest smokers think they can undo heart damage by chasing a cigarette with a vitamin C pill, researchers say their findings underline dangers of smoking. Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant, a substance that helps clear body of cell-damaging molecules called oxygen free radicals. Because of this, it's thought that vitamin may counter "oxidative stress" that smoking puts on lining of blood vessels — a mechanism by which smoking leads to artery disease. The new study looked at effect of oral vitamin C on coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR), a measure of how well blood flow speeds up to help heart when it's under high demands. Past research has shown that smokers show poorer blood-vessel dilation in response to blood flow, and have a diminished CFVR.
| | National AMS Users Group Conference Held in Reston, VAWritten by gomembers, Inc.
[Herndon, VA] The National AMS Users Group (NAUG: http://www.naug.net), a membership organization dedicated to maximizing efficiency and usage of their gomembers’ AMS software solutions held their Annual Conference October 20-22, 2004 at Sheraton Reston Hotel. This year’s conference featured speakers from Microsoft, Illinois Bankers Association, Society for Petroleum Engineers, and more, with formats including round table and panel discussions, as well as lectures. Topics were geared toward helping users recognize and implement changes to improve member services within their various organizations. Well attended, meeting attracted a large number of “first-timers” this year, as well as a large cross-section of other NAUG members. The attendees found this year’s format beneficial, as it encouraged more open discussions than ever before.gomembers, Inc., (http://www.gomembers.com), a sponsor of event, is a major provider of association management software that provides framework for running all aspects of non-profit association. “We are pleased that so many of our AMS users take time to get together to further benefit NAUG membership. This conference always gives us fresh insight and perspective into our customers’ needs, and help us focus our efforts appropriately. One of gomembers’ hallmarks of services is keeping up with our customers’ needs and encouraging their feedback. The NAUG Annual Meeting is one of our most important ways of hearing from our customers,” said Tom McGourty, gomembers’ Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
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