Vitamins
Vitamin D may help glucocorticoids treat hay fever
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012Hay fever is a very common allergy symptom that may be treated with corticosteroids. A recently concluded study suggests that a dosage of vitamin D may improve the efficacy of the corticosteroid being taken for hay fever.
The study, which was conducted by Fuad Baroody, M.D., and colleagues from the University of Chicago, found that vitamin [...]
Vitamin A Supplement and Omega-3 Rich Diet can help sustain visual acuity in patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa
Thursday, February 16th, 2012According to a recent research report, taking a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids and supplementing Vitamin A can help in slowing down visual loss in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Eliot Berson, MD, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, revealed that patients who take vitamin A palmitate everyday and those who eat a couple of [...]
Use Vitamin supplements increasing day by day
Friday, May 6th, 2011Vitamin supplements are a very important component of a person’s life. Doctors and other expert healthcare specialists often tell people to take such supplements. Health supplements also include consumption of calcium too. According to a recent study conducted by National Center for Health Statistics of Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it has been shown [...]
Vitamin D cuts risk of cardiovascular disease
Monday, November 16th, 2009By David Liu
A new study suggests maintaining high levels of vitamin D in the blood help reduce risk of stroke, heart disease and death significantly even in healthy people who never have heart disease.
People with very low levels of vitamin D were 77 percent more likely to die, 45 percent more likely to suffer coronary artery disease [...]
