September 16, 2016 BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND — Use of dietary supplements may constitute a new treatment approach for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on 2-year results of a randomized, double-blinded placebo-controlled trial. Lam Tsz-Ping, MBBS, FRCS(Edin), FHKAM (Orthopaedic Surgery),presented the findings at the British Orthopaedic Association Annual (BOA) Congress, here. Ping, who is the […]
Pain Physician. 2016 Sep-Oct;19(7):415-27. Wu Z, Malihi Z, Stewart AW, Lawes CM, Scragg R. Abstract BACKGROUND: There is conflicting evidence from previous qualitative reviews on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on pain. OBJECTIVE: To determine with quantitative methods if vitamin D supplementation lowers pain levels. STUDY DESIGN: Quantitative meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials […]
Written by Honor Whiteman Published: Wednesday 7 September 2016 In the United States, around 17.7 million adults and 6.3 million children are living with asthma – a respiratory condition caused by inflammation and obstruction of the airways. While the underlying causes of asthma remain unclear, symptoms of asthma – such as wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, […]
June 23, 2016 Longer overall survival for patients with sufficient prediagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Prediagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels are associated with survival in pancreatic cancer, according to a study published online June 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Chen Yuan, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, […]
Researchers Aim to Clarify Vitamin D Supplementation May 05, 2016 By Laird Harrison Should you prescribe Vitamin D to your patient to prevent fractures? If so, how much? Such questions are becoming increasingly confusing for many clinicians as studies with conflicting results pop up in the literature. “The data in terms of fracture reduction has […]
Gynecol Endocrinol. 2016 May 5:1-4. [Epub ahead of print] Moini A1,2, Ebrahimi T1, Shirzad N3,4, Hosseini R1, Radfar M3,5, Bandarian F6, Jafari-Adli S7, Qorbani M8, Hemmatabadi M4. Abstract Dysmenorrhea is common among women of reproductive age. This study aim was to investigate the effect of vitamin D (vit D) supplementation in treatment of primary dysmenorrhea […]
Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 May 7. doi: 10.1111/nmo.12851. [Epub ahead of print] Effect of vitamin D on gastrointestinal symptoms and health-related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients: a randomized double-blind clinical trial. Abbasnezhad A, Amani R, Hajiani E, Alavinejad P, Cheraghian B, Ghadiri A. Abstract BACKGROUND: Low-grade mucosal inflammation and immune activation are involved […]
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism Volume 45, Issue 5, April 2016, Pages 539-546 Arjan P. Bergink MD Abstract Objectives To study the relationship between 25-hydroxy (OH) vitamin D serum levels and osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, hip, and hand in a meta-analysis, with updated and expanded results of our previous study. Methods Pubmed was searched […]
Fran Lowry April 12, 2016 Higher levels of vitamin D are associated with a reduction in cancer risk of more than a 65%, according to a study published online April 6 in PLOS ONE. The finding comes from a pooled analysis of results from a randomized trial and a prospective cohort study, and the higher levels of […]
Date: April 4, 2016 Source: University of Leeds Summary: A daily dose of vitamin D3 improves heart function in people with chronic heart failure, a five-year research project has found. The study involved more than 160 patients who were already being treated for their heart failure using proven treatments including beta-blockers, ACE-inhibitors and pacemakers. A […]
Global Spine J. 2013 Dec;3(4):231-6. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1354252. Epub 2013 Aug 21. Stoker GE1, Buchowski JM1, Chen CT1, Kim HJ1, Park MS2, Riew KD1. Abstract Study Design Single-center, retrospective study. Objective Suboptimal concentrations of vitamin D have been linked to hip and knee osteoarthritis in large, population-based cohort studies. We sought to examine the association of vitamin D […]
Maternal vitamin D deficiency in early pregnancy linked to nearly two-fold increased MS risk TUESDAY, March 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) deficiency in early pregnancy is associated with increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in offspring, according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Neurology. Kassandra L. Munger, […]
A Randomized Clinical Trial Xingzhong Jin, MD JAMA March 8, 2016, Vol 315, No. 10 Importance Observational studies suggest that vitamin D supplementation is associated with benefits for knee osteoarthritis, but current trial evidence is contradictory. Objective To compare the effects of vitamin D supplementation vs placebo on knee pain and knee cartilage volume in […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. The verdict is out. We are simply not getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is crucial in every disease from inhibiting cancer and heart diseases to mental disease, recurrent infections, tooth loss, osteoporosis, narcolepsy and auto-immune disease. Unfortunately the reference range of Quest and Lab Corp is commonly 30 to […]
Posted on January 21, 2015 by Cleveland HeartLab Investigators from Ireland have published results of an observational study (n=957) conducted in hypertensive adults >60 years of age in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism which clearly links low levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] with several markers of inflammation, including high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).Inflammatory […]
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 Dec 23. pii: 1753193415622732. [Epub ahead of print] Lee SH, Gong HS, Kim DH, Shin HS, Kim KM, Kim J, Baek GH. Abstract Studies suggest that vitamin D has a role in neuroprotection. We investigated whether vitamin D status is associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Vitamin D levels were […]
December 09, 2015 Multiple Sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors report on data from the Norwegian portion of the multinational questionnaire-based case–control study Environmental Factors in Multiple Sclerosis (EnvIMS) with regard to timing of cod liver oil use in MS patients vs controls. In Norway, there is essentially no vitamin D contribution from […]
Posted on December 4, 2015 by Christopher Masterjohn An Enduring Mystery ARTICLE SUMMARY • In recent years, controversy has erupted over whether vitamin D2 or vitamin D3 is the predominant form of vitamin D in cod liver oil. • Research in the 1930s suggested that there were at least four if not six forms of vitamin […]
Study looks at impact of variations in UVA, UVB radiation on skin cancer risk THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Variations in ultraviolet (UV) A and B radiation with increasing latitude and during the day impact skin cancer risk, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in theInternational Journal of Dermatology. Mantas Grigalavicius, […]
Date: November 9, 2015 Source: Intermountain Medical Center Summary: A lack of vitamin D can result in weak bones. Recent studies also show that vitamin D deficiency is linked to more serious health risks such as coronary artery disease, heart attacks, and strokes. A lack of vitamin D can result in weak bones. Recent studies […]