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Vitamin D deficiency likely among some kidney disease patients starting dialysis
Feb 24, 2010 9:00pm
Vitamin D deficiency is almost universal among kidney disease patients who have low blood protein levels and who start dialysis during the winter, according to a new study. The research identifies a group of patients who are at extremely high risk of being deficient in vitamin D and provides some...
New DNA technique leads to a breakthrough in child cancer research
Feb 22, 2010 11:00am
Researchers have used novel technology to reveal the different genetic patterns of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The discovery may lead to significant advances in the treatment of this malignant disease, which mainly affects small children....
Painfully few surefire treatments for muscle cramps
Feb 21, 2010 9:00pm
Most cases of muscle cramps never get reported to public health authorities, so it's difficult to say how common they are. But you probably know someone who's had them. You've probably had them, too. And the older you get, the more likely you're having one right now. Until not very...
Vitamin D supplementation can reduce falls in nursing care facilities
Jan 24, 2010 8:00am
Giving people living in nursing facilities vitamin D can reduce the rate of falls, according to a new review. This finding comes from a study of many different interventions used in different situations. In hospitals, multifactorial interventions and supervised exercise programs also showed benefit....
Low vitamin D levels associated with greater risk of relapse in childhood-onset multiple sclerosis
Jan 21, 2010 5:00pm
Low vitamin D blood levels are associated with a significantly higher risk of relapse attacks in patients with multiple sclerosis who develop the disease during childhood, according to a new study....
Etiological role for H. pylori in autoimmune gastritis
Jan 19, 2010 11:00pm
Autoimmune type atrophic gastritis is a severe gastric atrophy associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. The reason for the disappearance of acid secreting cells from gastric mucosa is not fully understood, but the role of Helicobacter pylori in initiating the mucosal damage is suspected in animal studies. A study found signs...
Genetic risk factor identified for Parkinson's disease
Jan 17, 2010 5:00am
Doctors and human geneticists have identified a new genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease....
Study links vitamin D, race and cardiac deaths
Jan 7, 2010 8:00am
Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to a higher number of heart and stroke-related deaths among black Americans compared to whites, according to a new study....
Vitamin C 'cures' mice with accelerated aging disease
Jan 4, 2010 2:00pm
New research suggests that treatments for disorders that cause accelerated aging, particularly Werner's syndrome, might come straight from the family medicine chest. In their study, a team of Canadian scientists shows that vitamin C stops and even reverses accelerated aging in a mouse model of Werner's syndrome, but the discovery...
Putting limits on vitamin E
Dec 31, 2009 2:00pm
Scientists have done the most comprehensive and accurate study of clinical data on vitamin E use and heart disease to date, and it warns that indiscriminate use of high-dose vitamin E supplementation does more harm than good....
Citrus surprise: Vitamin C boosts the reprogramming of adult cells into stem cells
Dec 29, 2009 5:00am
Famous for its antioxidant properties and role in tissue repair, vitamin C is touted as beneficial for illnesses ranging from the common cold to cancer and perhaps even for slowing the aging process. Now, a new study uncovers an unexpected new role for this natural compound: facilitating the generation of...
Heart transplant patients appear to have elevated risk for multiple skin cancers
Dec 24, 2009 2:00am
Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according to a new study....
Pomegranates: Latest weapon in the fight against MRSA
Dec 22, 2009 2:00pm
Pomegranates have already been hailed as a super-food but a team of scientists has found a new use for the deep red fruit. The team has discovered that the rind can be turned into an ointment for treating MRSA and other common hospital infections....
Pistachios may reduce lung cancer risk
Dec 9, 2009 8:00am
A diet that incorporates a daily dose of pistachios may help reduce the risk of lung and other cancers, according to new research....
Vitamin D levels associated with survival in lymphoma patients
Dec 9, 2009 5:00am
A new study has found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival....
ADA releases updated position paper on nutrient supplementation
Dec 7, 2009 9:00pm
While supplements can help some people meet their nutrition needs, eating a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods is the best way for most people to obtain the nutrients they need to be healthy and reduce their risk of chronic disease, according to a newly updated position paper titled "Nutrient Supplementation"...
Antioxidant compound reduced incidence of colorectal metachronous adenomas
Dec 6, 2009 9:00pm
Supplementation with a selenium-based antioxidant compound decreased the risk of developing new polyps of the large bowel -- called colorectal metachronous adenomas -- in people who previously had colorectal polyps removed....
Can heart disease treatments combat age-related macular degeneration?
Dec 2, 2009 2:00am
Can treatments that reduce risks for cardiovascular disease also help combat age-related macular degeneration, an eye disease that affects millions of Americans? CVD and AMD share some risk factors, such as smoking, high blood pressure and inflammation....
Heart failure linked to gene variant affecting vitamin D activation
Dec 1, 2009 11:00pm
Previous studies have shown a link between low vitamin D status and heart disease. Now a new study shows that patients with high blood pressure who possess a gene variant that affects an enzyme critical to normal vitamin D activation are twice as likely as those without the variant to...
Multiple health concerns surface as winter, vitamin D deficiences arrive
Nov 24, 2009 2:00pm
A string of recent discoveries about the multiple health benefits of vitamin D has renewed interest in this multi-purpose nutrient, increased awareness of the huge numbers of people who are deficient in it, spurred research and even led to an appreciation of it as "nature's antibiotic."...
Let them eat snail: Nutritional giant snails could address malnutrition
Nov 20, 2009 2:00pm
A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie. She explains snail is not only cheaper and more readily available than beef but contains more protein....
Treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 associated with increased risk of cancer, death
Nov 18, 2009 8:00am
Patients with heart disease in Norway, a country with no fortification of foods with folic acid, had an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any cause if they had received treatment with folic acid and vitamin B12, according to a new study....
Vitamin B niacin offers no extra benefit to statin therapy in seniors already diagnosed with coronary artery disease, study suggests
Nov 17, 2009 9:00pm
The routine prescription of extended-release niacin, a B vitamin (1,500 milligrams daily), in combination with traditional cholesterol-lowering therapy offers no extra benefit in correcting arterial narrowing and diminishing plaque buildup in seniors who already have coronary artery disease, a new vascular imaging study shows....
UK women at risk from vitamin A deficiency
Nov 17, 2009 9:00pm
Almost half of UK women could be suffering from a lack of vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, scientists have found....
Early end to key study on benefits of niacin, a B vitamin, in keeping arteries open was premature
Nov 16, 2009 8:00pm
Heart experts are calling premature the early halt of a study on the benefits of combining extended-release niacin, a B vitamin, with cholesterol-lowering statin medications to prevent blood vessel narrowing. Cardiovascular atherosclerosis, as it is also known, is believed responsible for one in three deaths in the United States each...
Inadequate levels of vitamin D may significantly increase risk of stroke, heart disease and death
Nov 16, 2009 11:00am
Researchers found that patients with very low levels of Vitamin D were 77 percent more likely to die, 45 percent more likely to develop coronary artery disease, and 78 percent were more likely to have a stroke than patients with normal levels. Patients with very low levels of Vitamin D...
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