Health
GP guidelines needed for chronic pain treatment
Some patients with chronic pain could be better served by being prescribed vitamin D supplements by their GP, according to research at the University of Adelaide.
Nov 10, 2014
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Health
New supplement superior to calcium and vitamin D for bone health
A new study by a Florida State University researcher reveals that a new dietary supplement is superior to calcium and vitamin D when it comes to bone health.
Nov 5, 2014
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Pediatrics
Extra vitamin D benefits infants
Infants whose mothers take vitamin D supplements during pregnancy and infancy are less likely to get respiratory infections, according to research from the University of Auckland.
Oct 9, 2014
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Immunology
Vitamin D significantly improves symptoms of winter-related atopic dermatitis in children
A study conducted in more than 100 Mongolian schoolchildren found that daily treatment with a vitamin D supplement significantly reduced the symptoms of winter-related atopic dermatitis, a type of eczema. Led by a Massachusetts ...
Oct 3, 2014
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Neuroscience
Vitamin D in diet might ease effects of age on memory, study suggests
If you don't want to dumb down with age, vitamin D may be the meal ticket. A boosted daily dosage of the vitamin over several months helped middle-aged rats navigate a difficult water maze better than their lower-dosed cohorts, ...
Sep 30, 2014
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Pediatrics
AAP: Good nutrition, exercise optimize pediatric bone health
(HealthDay)—Pediatricians play an important role in fostering optimal bone health in children and adolescents, according to research published online Sept. 29 in Pediatrics.
Sep 30, 2014
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Ophthalmology
Vitamin E, selenium supplements unlikely to effect age-related cataracts in men
Taking daily supplements of selenium and/or vitamin E appears to have no significant effect on the development of age-related cataracts in men, writes Author William G. Christen, Sc.D., of Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard ...
Sep 18, 2014
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Health
Study links vitamin D to quality of life
Canadians wait for it every year: the annual flight of the snowbirds in winter. Could there be an underlying health reason these birds take flight to sunnier climates? A researcher at the University of Alberta thinks so.
Sep 12, 2014
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Cardiology
Vitamin D does not stop heart attack or stroke
(Medical Xpress)—Taking vitamin D tablets cannot ward off heart attacks or stroke according to a new study from researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Aug 26, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Link between vitamin D and dementia risk confirmed
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in older people, according to the most robust study of its kind ever conducted.
Aug 6, 2014
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