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  Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to More Severe Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

  October 2, 2012 — Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study finds, suggesting a ... > full story
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  Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Risk of Heart Disease, Danish Study Finds

  September 24, 2012 — New research from Denmark shows that low levels of vitamin D are associated with a markedly higher risk of heart attack and early death. The study involved more than 10,000 ... > full story
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  Gestational Exposure to Urban Air Pollution Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency in Newborns

  September 13, 2012 — Gestational exposure to ambient urban air pollution, especially during late pregnancy, may contribute to lower vitamin D levels in offspring, according to a recent ... > full story
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  First Pediatric Study to Look at the Role of Vitamin D in Critical Illness

  September 12, 2012 — Vitamin D is increasingly being recognized as important for good health. Vitamin D is a hormone made in the skin following sun exposure or acquired from diet and supplement intake. Previous medical ... > full story
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  Vitamin D Supplement Fails to Lower Cholesterol in Short Term

  September 4, 2012 — Taking vitamin D supplements to compensate for vitamin D deficiency didn’t improve cholesterol — at least in the short term, according to new ... > full story
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  High Doses of Vitamin D Help Tuberculosis Patients Recover More Quickly

  September 3, 2012 — For decades before antibiotics became generally available, sunshine was used to treat tuberculosis, with patients often being sent to Swiss clinics to soak up the sun's healing rays. Now, for the ... > full story
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  Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Tracing the Causes

  August 27, 2012 — Vitamin B12 is vital. Medical researchers have succeeded in decoding a novel cause of hereditary vitamin B12 deficiency. They have discovered an important gene that determines how vitamin B12 gets ... > full story
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  Vitamin D Supplementation Can Decrease Risk of Respiratory Infections in Children

  August 20, 2012 — A study conducted in Mongolian schoolchildren found that vitamin D supplementation decreased the risk of respiratory infections among those who had low blood levels of vitamin D at the start of the ... > full story
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  Lower Vitamin D Could Increase Risk of Dying, Especially for Frail, Older Adults

  July 26, 2012 — A new study concludes that among older adults – especially those who are frail – low levels of vitamin D can mean a much greater risk of death. The randomized, nationally representative ... > full story
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  Vitamin D May Protect Lung Function in Smokers

  July 20, 2012 — Vitamin D deficiency is associated with worse lung function and more rapid decline in lung function over time in smokers, suggesting that vitamin D may have a protective effect against the effects of ... > full story

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