vitamin D

Oral vitamin D may help prevent some skin infections

harminka — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:04:12 -0500

A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that use of oral Vitamin D supplements bolsters production of a protective chemical normally found in the skin, and may help prevent skin infections that are a common result of atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema.

Vitamin D Deficiency Prevalent in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

harminka — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:02:36 -0500

Researchers from the University of Tennessee in Memphis measured the vitamin D levels of 118 chronic liver disease patients. Researchers found 92.4 percent of chronic liver patients had some degree of vitamin D deficiency and at least one third were severely deficient. Severe vitamin D deficiency was more common among cirrhotics.

For IBD Patients, Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Lower Quality of Life

harminka — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:59:13 -0500

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin investigated whether Vitamin D deficiency in patients with IBD is associated with a lower quality of life or higher disease activity independent of other known risk factors and medication use.

Weight loss surgery may be associated with bone loss

harminka — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:09:50 -0500

Weight loss surgery may be linked to deficiencies in calcium and vitamin D and bone loss, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

Variant of vitamin D receptor gene linked to melanoma risk

harminka — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:45:28 -0500

A new analysis indicates an association between a gene involved in vitamin D metabolism and skin cancer.

Schizophrenia researchers welcome new blood

harminka — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:39:18 -0500

Researchers from UQ's Queensland Brain Institute are set to conduct a world-first trial into the link between prenatal vitamin D levels and schizophrenia prevalence.

Mother's vitamin D status during pregnancy will affect baby's dental health

harminka — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:58:05 -0500

Low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect primary tooth calcification, leading to enamel defects, which are a risk factor for early-childhood tooth decay.

Sunshine Vitamin D Vital For Health

erku — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:33:52 -0500

For years doctors have been informing the public to stay out of the sun. The sun is bad for you. They have now realized they were wrong because of Vitamin D low levels in our blood. There has been increase in many types of disease in the past 10-15 years and some of it is attributed to Vitamin D deficiency.

Men Who Have Vitamin D Deficiency At Heart Attack Risk

admin_huliq — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:18:53 -0500

Low levels of vitamin D appear to be associated with higher risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) in men, according to a report in the June 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Cancer Center study links vitamin D, type 1 diabetes

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:06:47 -0500

Sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play a strong role in risk of type 1 diabetes in children, according to new findings by researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. This association comes on the heels of similar research findings by this same group regarding vitamin D levels and several major cancers.

Low vitamin D levels appear common in healthy children

harminka — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:59:51 -0500

Many healthy infants and toddlers may have low levels of vitamin D, and about one-third of those appear to have some evidence of reduced bone mineral content on X-rays, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Examining vitamin D insufficiency in pediatric patients with low bone density

harminka — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:28:58 -0500

Vitamin D insufficiency is common in adults and is emerging in the world of pediatrics. A mild degree of vitamin D deficiency, also known as vitamin D insufficiency, causes rickets in children and can be treated with increased amount of nutritional vitamin D intake as well as increased sun exposure.