The FDA is warning healthcare providers, laboratory personnel, lab test developers and the public that biotin, vitamin B7, may interfere with laboratory tests and cause incorrect test results. Biotin ...

For many cancer patients, hair loss is one of the most distressing side effects of their therapy. Increasingly, they have been taking oral supplements of biotin, which are marketed to consumers for ...

The Benefits of Biotin The patient disclosed that she had been taking a biotin supplement, and after comprehensive workup, including a scheduled surgical procedure, abnormalities were attributed to ...

The US Food and Drug Administration is reminding the medical community about the potential for high levels of biotin—or vitamin B7—to interfere with certain lab tests, including cardiac troponin ...

Biotin, also known as the "beauty vitamin" has been shown to improve hair, skin and nails. But experts warn this supplement may come with a concerning downside. Mounting research shows high doses of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has updated its safety communication to remind the public, health care providers, lab personnel and lab ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 52-year-old woman with progressive multiple sclerosis despite treatment was started on biotin 300 mg per day, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. & OAKDALE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veravas, Inc., an emerging diagnostic company, launched a portfolio of products that can improve the accuracy of current diagnostic test results by ...

Cancer patients battling treatment-related hair loss often try biotin, but it rarely helps and can distort critical lab tests ...

ATLANTA — Want healthy hair? Stronger nails? Then, you may have considered using biotin. Yet, recent social media posts raise concerns that taking too much could lead to a false negative on a COVID-19 ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Patients who are ingesting high levels of biotin in dietary supplements may be in danger of getting clinically significant incorrect lab results. Biotin is used in hormone tests and ...

SILVER SPRING, MD — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that biotin, or vitamin B 7, can interfere with the results of laboratory testing, including troponin testing for diagnosis of MI [1 ...