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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Vitamin D3

Vitamin D3 may help asthma medications work better

October 02, 2008
Asthmatics whom even high doses of steroids do not help may find relief by adding vitamin D3 to their diets. Researchers at King's College in London have found that such supplements increase the body's responsiveness to dexamethasone, a corticosteroid used to treat asthma. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Vitamin D and Curcumin Show Promise in Prevention and Reversal of Alzheimer’s
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

...for the disease," reports on research done at UCLA. Vitamin D3 (a common form in supplements and... Read more »

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Vitamin D for the Heart
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

Those of us who have diabetes and don't get enough vitamin D can't process cholesterol normally. It... Read more »

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Vitamin D: What’s All the Fuss?
By Sandy Greenquist , Health Expert

...observations over the years, she recommends extra vitamin D3 for her clients in the winter time,... Read more »

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Vitamin D and Octogenarians
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...supplementation, most people 80 years and older start with 25-OH-vitamin D3 levels of 10 ng/ml... Read more »

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The Vitamin D Window
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

When he examined the young lifeguard, he saw that almost every square inch of her body was well... Read more »

Health Guide

Scleroderma: Treatment for Skin Thickening
...more beneficial when combined with certain medications, such as calcipotriene (Dovonex), a form of vitamin D3.PUVA. An alternative phototherapy regimen called PUVA uses drugs taken by mouth known... Read more »
Psoriasis: Topical Medications
...following combination for maintenance therapy:A high-potency steroid (e.g., halobetasol) on the weekendThe vitamin D3 topical agent, calcipotriene, twice daily on weekdaysIn one study, over... Read more »
Blemishes
...cases, keratoses may cause itching or irritation. They can be easily removed with surgery or freezing. Vitamin D3 ointment is also showing promise in clinical trials. Read more »
Skin Wrinkles and Blemishes: References
...photodamage. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005; 52(2): 268-274.Mitsuhashi Y, Kawaguchi M, Hozumi Y, Kondo S. Topical vitamin D3 is effective in treating senile warts possibly by inducing apoptosis.... Read more »
Vitamins: References
...MD; Sonia Arunabh Talwar, MD; Simcha Pollack, PhD; James Yeh, PhD. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Vitamin D3 Supplementation in African American Women. Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165: 1618 ... Read more »

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Related News

FDA approves new Fosamax Plus D dose
October 03, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new dosage of the osteoporosis med Fosamax Plus D. The new dose is a single, once-weekly tablet... Read summary »

Study: Too much vitamin D3, calcium can harm the aging brain
October 03, 2008

Senior citizens who take high doses of calcium and vitamin D are much more likely to have larger brain lesions, a new study suggests. The lesions can... Read summary »

Study: Vitamins C and E Don?t Prevent Cancer
December 16, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests there may be one less reason to supplement with certain vitamins. In the large-scale Physicians' Health... Read summary »

Vitamin D Recommendations Doubled
November 11, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vitamin D grows healthy bones and keeps them strong -- and new guidelines suggest your child may need double the amount he or... Read summary »

B Vitamins Dont Help Heart Patients
August 21, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking B vitamins and folic acid may not do much to help patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous research has... Read summary »