Search results for oral vitamin:
Prescribing sunshine for multiple sclerosis?
May 26, 2009 |
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Could a holiday in the sun reduce the risk of developing multiple sclerosis? In a recent review for F1000 Medicine Reports, Bridget Bagert and Dennis Bourdette highlight recent advances in potential treatments.
Oral vitamin D may help prevent some skin infections
Oct 06, 2008 |
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A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that use of oral Vitamin D supplements bolsters production of a protective chemical normally found in the skin, and may help ...
Vitamin D supplements associated with reduced fracture risk in older adults
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Oral vitamin D supplements at a dose of at least 400 international units per day are associated with a reduced risk of bone fractures in older adults, according to results of a meta-analysis published in the March 23 issue ...
For coronary artery disease patients, B vitamins may not reduce cardiovascular events
Aug 19, 2008 |
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In a large clinical trial involving patients with coronary artery disease, use of B vitamins was not effective for preventing death or cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the August 20 issue of JAMA.
Study identifies trends of vitamin B6 status in US population sample
May 20, 2008 |
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In an epidemiological study, Tufts University researchers identified trends of vitamin B6 status in a sample of the United States population based on measures of plasma pyridoxal 5'- phosphate (PLP) levels in the bloodstream. ...
Vitamin D linked to reduced mortality rate in CKD
May 07, 2008 |
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For patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment with activated vitamin D may reduce the risk of death by approximately one-fourth, suggests a study in the August Journal of the American Society of ...
Jefferson scientists studying the effects of high-dose vitamin C on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients
Jan 02, 2008 |
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[B]Vitamin C's low toxicity lends high hopes to pioneering study[/B] Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center have received approval for a first-of-its kind study on the eff ...
Treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 associated with increased risk of cancer, death
Nov 17, 2009 |
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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 ...
Research shows why low vitamin D raises heart disease risks in diabetics
Aug 22, 2009 |
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Low levels of vitamin D are known to nearly double the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now think they know ...
Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 07, 2008 |
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A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ...
Lack of vitamin D linked to Parkinson's disease
Oct 13, 2008 |
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A majority of Parkinson's disease patients had insufficient levels of vitamin D in a new study from Emory University School of Medicine.
Oral contraceptives may benefit women with asthma
Nov 05, 2009 |
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New research shows that during natural menstrual cycles, women with asthma who were not taking oral contraceptives (OC) had lower exhaled nitric oxide levels (eNO), a marker of airway inflammation associated with asthma, ...
British boozing blamed for rise in oral cancer rates
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Britain has seen an "alarming" growth in oral cancer rates for people in their 40s, largely due to rising alcohol consumption, a leading British charity warned Tuesday.
MicroRNA in human saliva may help diagnose oral cancer
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Researchers continue to add to the diagnostic alphabet of saliva by identifying the presence of at least 50 microRNAs that could aid in the detection of oral cancer, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a jour ...
Vitamin C injections slow tumor growth in mice
Aug 04, 2008 |
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High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, reduced tumor weight and growth rate by about 50 percent in mouse models of brain, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers, researchers from the National ...
