(HealthDay)—There is an association between low maternal vitamin D during early pregnancy and an elevated risk for offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
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25-fold surge in vitamin D supplement prescriptions for kids in UK primary care
The number of vitamin D supplement prescriptions written for children in primary care in the UK has surged 25-fold in
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Low vitamin K levels linked to mobility limitation and disability in older adults
Low levels of circulating vitamin K are linked to increased risk of mobility limitation and disability in older adults, identifying
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Vitamin D could help cancer patients live longer
Michigan State University physicians have found that vitamin D, if taken for at least three years, could help cancer patients
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Does sunscreen compromise vitamin D levels? Maybe not
Sunscreen can reduce the sun’s adverse effects, but there are concerns that it might inhibit the body’s production of vitamin
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Man develops kidney failure after taking high dose of vitamin D
Man, 54, develops kidney failure after taking too many vitamin D drops as doctors reveal he was having 12 TIMES
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High-dose vitamin D shows benefit in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Results of a small clinical trial suggest that supplementing chemotherapy with high doses of vitamin D may benefit patients with
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Could vitamin B3 treat acute kidney injury?
Acute kidney injury, an often fatal condition without a specific treatment, affects up to 10 percent of all hospitalized adults
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No evidence that vitamin D protects against high blood pressure in pregnancy
There is no strong evidence that vitamin D protects against pregnancy-induced high blood pressure (hypertension) or pre-eclampsia, conclude researchers in
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Parkinson’s: Vitamin B-3 may stop brain cell death
The researchers’ paper is now published in the journal Cell Reports. In it, they report how a form of vitamin
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