Vitamin D not effective for treating patients with moderate to severe COVID 19: JAMA Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2021 9:30 AMBrazil: A single high dose of vitamin D3 does not significantly reduce hospital length of stay in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. suggests a...
A 'skeletal age' calculator to predict bone fracture risk Hina Zahid15 Feb 2021 2:30 AMResearchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a computational model to calculate 'skeletal age', a personalised estimate of...
Vitamin D may help prevent Prediabetes progression to diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal8 Feb 2021 5:45 AMChina: Vitamin D supplementation decreases the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in people with prediabetes and significantly increases reversion of...
Working outdoors may lower risk of breast cancer among older women Hina Zahid4 Feb 2021 10:16 AMWorking outdoors over many years is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer in women after the age of 50, finds research published online in the...
Vitamin D deficiency, low BMD linked to sickle cell anemia in children, finds study Medha Baranwal3 Feb 2021 4:45 PMEgypt: A recent study has linked sickle cell disease (SCD) with vitamin D deficiency and low bone mineral density (BMD) in children. The findings of...
Want micronutrients, vitamin D, without calories- Eat mushrooms Hina Zahid1 Feb 2021 6:30 PMMushrooms are the fruiting bodies of filamentous fungi that grow above the ground, have long been a part of the human diet, and used as both foods and...
Vitamin D supplementation may help reduce high BP in elderly: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan31 Jan 2021 4:53 PMObservational studies report higher blood pressure (BP) among individuals with lower Vitamin D concentration in blood. Whether dosage of vitamin D...
Vitamin D, calcium supplements, multivitamins do not prevent or treat CVD: JACC Medha Baranwal28 Jan 2021 6:47 PMDelhi: Two recent reviews have found dietary supplements, particularly vitamin D and calcium to be futile for the prevention of cardiovascular disease...
Vitamin D insufficiency associated with Urinary Tract Symptoms: Study MD Bureau27 Jan 2021 6:00 AMA recent study suggests a significant association between Vitamin D insufficiency and increased risk of urinary tract symptoms. The study details were...
Vitamin D: Important Factor for Overall Health Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Jan 2021 2:00 AMNot too long ago, Vitamin D emerged as the star of the show when it came to proactive and preventive health care. Seen as the vitamin essential for...
Vitamin D supplementation improves blood sugar after knee surgery in elderly: Study Medha Baranwal20 Jan 2021 6:15 AMSwitzerland: Vitamin D primarily known to promote bone mineralization has also been implicated as having a role in the development of diabetes. In the...
Vitamin D supplements don't lower risk of acute respiratory tract infection: Lancet Medha Baranwal19 Jan 2021 4:30 AMAustralia: Monthly doses of vitamin D supplementation (60000 IU) does not reduce the risk of acute respiratory tract infection but slightly reduced...
