The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has seen a wide variety of untested off-the-shelf COVID treatments suggested—from Trump's infamous disinfectants to more traditional herbal remedies, the idea of a simple protection from ...
Jan 18, 2021
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A QIMR Berghofer-led randomized controlled trial of vitamin D supplements has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flus and other acute respiratory infections.
Jan 14, 2021
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It's easy to see the connection between an unhealthy diet and an expanding waistline. The connection between food and brain health can be harder to get your mind around.
Dec 9, 2020
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A randomized trial found that, compared with a lower dose, higher doses of vitamin D supplementation did not reduce falls in older persons at high risk for falls. In addition, several analyses raised safety concerns about ...
Dec 8, 2020
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For many years, investigators have been trying to pin down the tantalizing connection between vitamin D and cancer. Epidemiological studies have found that people who live near the equator, where exposure to sunlight produces ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Free vitamin D supplements will be sent to over 2 million clinically vulnerable people in England this winter. Over 80% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are vitamin D deficient compared with the general population. ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Vitamin D, often known as the "sunshine vitamin," is normally obtained through exposure of our skin to the sun. The Department of Health recommends that everyone in the UK should take a supplement of vitamin D during the ...
Nov 3, 2020
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In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus.
Sep 3, 2020
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Vitamin B-12 and other B vitamins play a role in producing brain chemicals that affect mood and other brain functions. Low levels of B-12 and other B vitamins such as vitamin B-6 and folate may be linked to depression.
Sep 1, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Vitamin D supplements don't prevent severe asthma attacks in at-risk children, according to a study that challenges previous research.
Aug 25, 2020
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