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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 -
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 -
Vitamin E May Decrease Cancer Risk in Cowden Syndrome Patients
September 17, 2012 Researchers have discovered that vitamin E may prevent cancer in patients with an under-recognized genetic ... > full story -
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 -
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 -
Interventions Can Reduce Falls in People Over 65 Who Live at Home
September 11, 2012 There is now strong evidence that some interventions can prevent falls in people over the age of 65 who are living in their own homes. However, the researchers who reached this conclusion say that ... > full story -
Vitamin C and Beta-Carotene Might Protect Against Dementia
September 11, 2012 Researchers in Germany have discovered that the serum-concentration of the antioxidants vitamin C and beta-carotene are significantly lower in patients with mild dementia than in control persons. It ... > full story -
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 -
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 -
Many Trendy 'Microgreens' Are More Nutritious Than Their Mature Counterparts
August 29, 2012 The first scientific analysis of nutrient levels in edible microgreens has found that many of those trendy seedlings of green vegetables and herbs have more vitamins and healthful nutrients than ... > full story
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