Friday, October, 30, 2009
What Is Vitamin D3
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 that contains 70 mg of Fosamax and 5,600 IU of
vitamin D3. Experts say the new dose will help doctors ensure that
patients are getting the recommended amount of vitamin D3.
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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 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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By PJ Hamel
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Health Expert
...bring you up to the optimal level; and 2) not enough vitamin D3 to help your body absorb that...
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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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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...
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September 11, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) The importance of vitamin D during pregnancy is often stressed to women. Now, a new study backs this recommendation. Researchers...
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April 17, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking high doses of vitamin E appears to extend the life of people with Alzheimer's disease. The findings are the result of a...
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July 22, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A single dose of vitamin A at birth could be the difference between life and death for some newborns. Researchers at Johns...
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November 05, 2007
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What effects -- if any -- do vitamins have on cancer? Two new studies have some answers. The first one from researchers at the...
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