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Portuguese award goes to Helen Keller nonprofit

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created Sep 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Helen Keller International nonprofit organization has won a $1.4 million prize from a Portuguese foundation for its work in preventing blindness in the developing world, the foundation said Friday.


Vitamin A signals offer clues to treating autoimmunity

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created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Distributed around the body, dendritic cells act as the security alarms of the immune system. After sensing the presence of intruders, dendritic cells can transmit the alarm to white blood cells or tell them to relax, depending ...





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Vitamin D tied to muscle power in adolescent girls

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created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Vitamin D is significantly associated with muscle power and force in adolescent girls, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).


Vitamin C deficiency impairs early brain development

Vitamin C deficiency impairs early brain development

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen shows that vitamin C deficiency may impair the mental development of new-born babies.


Weekly and biweekly vitamin D2 prevents vitamin D deficiency

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Boston University School of Medicine researchers (BUSM) have found that 50,000 International Units (IU) of vitamin D2, given weekly for eight weeks, effectively treats vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D2 is a mainstay for the ...


'Let the sunshine in' to protect your heart this winter

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created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The temperature might not be the only thing plummeting this winter. Many people also will experience a decrease in their vitamin D levels, which can play a role in heart disease, according to a new review article in Circulation.


Physicians Explore Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Hypertension

Physicians Explore Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Hypertension

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drs. William White and Pooja Luthra at the University of Connecticut Health Center are investigating a possible link between vitamin D deficiency and high blood pressure.


BUSM researcher solves mystery of 9-month-old

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created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A researcher from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has determined that a 9-month old infant who was admitted to a local Boston hospital with seizures and a bulging soft spot was actually suffering from rickets ...


Vitamin D deficiency in infants and nursing mothers carries long-term disease risks

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created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New Rochelle, NY, December 16, 2008—Once believed to be important only for bone health, vitamin D is now seen as having a critical function in maintaining the immune system throughout life. The newly recognized disease risks ...


Vitamin D is the 'it' nutrient of the moment

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created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "it" nutrient with health benefits for diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and now diabetes.


Low vitamin D levels explains most ESRD risk in African-Americans

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Low levels of vitamin D may account for nearly 60 percent of the elevated risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in African Americans, according to a report in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (J ...


Research says older people need more sun

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created May 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Spending more time in the sunshine could help older people to reduce their risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.



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