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Vitamin D3
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.
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Expert & Community Posts
By David Mendosa
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Health Expert
Those of us who have diabetes and don't get enough vitamin D can't process cholesterol normally. It...
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By Sandy Greenquist
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Health Expert
...observations over the years, she recommends extra vitamin D3 for her clients in the winter time,...
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By Dr. William Davis
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Health Expert
...supplementation, most people 80 years and older start with 25-OH-vitamin D3 levels of 10 ng/ml...
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By David Mendosa
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Health Expert
When he examined the young lifeguard, he saw that almost every square inch of her body was well...
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Health Guide
...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...
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...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...
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...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.
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...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....
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...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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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