Does Vitamin D Protect Against Breast Cancer? Does Vitamin D Protect Against Breast Cancer?
A review article surveys the literature and considers dietary supplementation to achieve optimal vitamin D levels.Medscape UK (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
No, Vitamin D And Calcium Supplements Still Don ’t Work
Yet another large study finds that supplemental vitamin D and calcium aren't helpful. Cancer deaths did go down, very slightly, but deaths from heart disease went up slightly more. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Steven Salzberg, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Vitamin D: Deficiency Symptoms, Health Benefits, Optimal Sources, And Side Effects
Authored by Mecura Wang and medically reviewed by Dr. Beverly Timerding via The Epoch Times, Vitamin D, or the “sunshine vitamin,” is considered both a fat-soluble vitamin and a hormone because it can be obtained…#optimalsources #mecurawang #beverlytimerding #epochtimes #vitamind #vitamin #d3 #preeclampsia #insulin #vitaminds (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dietician recommends top five supplements to take this spring
From vitamin D to vitamin C, certain surprising nutrients might need topping up as the seasons change. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The dark side of daily vitamin D supplements: After a man died from an ‘overdose’ in the UK, experts explain how much is healthy
A U.K. coroner is pushing the country’s Food Standards Agency to upgrade its labeling of certain dietary supplements, after a man died in part from vitamin D toxicity, or hypervitaminosis D. David Mitchener, 89, was admitted to East Surrey Hospital last May with hypercalcemia, meaning his blood…#foodstandardsagency #davidmitchener #eastsurreyhospital #mitchener #jonathanstevens #naturplus #vitamin #naturplusuk #internationalunitsiu #joanneslavin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Associations of vitamin D receptor activators and calcimimetics with falls and effect modifications by physical activity: a prospective cohort study on the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study - Murashima M, Yamamoto R, Kanda E, Kurita N, Noma H, Hamano T, Fukagawa M.
This study aimed to examine the associations of vitamin D receptor activators (VDRA) and calcimimetics use with falls. METHODS: This is a prospective cohort study on hemodialysis patients in the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Vitamin D Supplements May Be a Double-Edged Sword Vitamin D Supplements May Be a Double-Edged Sword
Dr F. Perry Wilson comments on a new analysis showing different effects of vitamin D and calcium supplementation on cancer and cardiovascular mortality.Medscape (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 12, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Vitamin D Plus Calcium: Good News, Bad News for Older Women
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 -- Women who ' ve gone through menopause and hope that supplemental vitamin D plus calcium might shield them from disease may be disappointed by new data.A follow-up analysis of data from the landmark Women ' s Health Initiative... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Vitamin D Supplement Protects Insulin-Producing Cells in T1D Vitamin D Supplement Protects Insulin-Producing Cells in T1D
Vitamin D supplementation can preserve beta-cell function and extend the " honeymoon phase " or partial remission period in type 1 diabetes, a recent study suggested..Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 12, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements May Reduce Cancer Mortality in Long Term
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 -- For postmenopausal women, calcium and vitamin D (CaD) supplements may reduce cancer mortality and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality after more than 20 years of follow-up, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Vitamin D Not Tied to Clinical, Histologic Features of EoE Vitamin D Not Tied to Clinical, Histologic Features of EoE
Vitamin D status is unlikely to affect the clinical presentation of adults newly diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitisMedscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 8, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Amy Schumer's Cushing's Dx; One Billion People With Obesity; Vitamin D for T1D
(MedPage Today) -- Comedian Amy Schumer revealed she has exogenous Cushing's syndrome brought on by steroid injections. (CNN)
The one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) procedure was not inferior to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure when it came... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 5, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Researchers Are Using AI to Find New Alzheimer ’ s Risk Factors
Brain experts have a pretty good handle on some of the major risk factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s—from a person’s genes to their physical activity levels, how much formal education they’ve received, and how socially engaged they are.
But one promise of AI in medicine is that it can spot less obvious links that humans can’t always see. Could AI help uncover conditions linked to Alzheimer’s that have so far been overlooked?
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To find out, Marina Sirota and her team at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) ran a machine-lear...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Supplements warning: Man, 89, dies after taking too much vitamin D
While vitamin and mineral supplements can have a place in a healthy lifestyle, it's extremely important to adhere to the recommended dosage. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Effects of active vitamin D analogues on muscle strength and falls in elderly people: an updated meta-analysis - Xiong A, Li H, Lin M, Xu F, Xia X, Dai D, Sun R, Ling Y, Qiu L, Wang R, Ding Y, Xie Z.
BACKGROUND: Elderly people are at high risk of falls due to decreased muscle strength. So far, there is currently no officially approved medication for treating muscle strength loss. The active vitamin D analogues are promising but inconsistent results hav... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news