Review finds no beneficial effects on muscle function, strength, or mass
Vitamin D does not impact kidney outcomes in prediabetes
Aug 26, 2021
Secondary analysis of randomized trial shows no difference in progression of KDIGO risk scores with daily vitamin D versus placebo
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, June 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 12, 2019
Alzheimer’s vaccine shows promise in study … Vitamin D and estradiol guard against metabolic syndrome … Cause and possible treatment for hardened arteries found … Education, intelligence protect...
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Jan 03, 2018
Report: VA hospitals improving ratings by taking fewer complex patients … Medicaid pays patients’ acupuncture for pain management … Vitamin D, calcium supplements don’t prevent...
Supplemental calcium may increase heart attack risk
May 17, 2016
While too little calcium and vitamin D can increase a risk of broken bones, too much may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, Norwegian researchers have found.
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Mar 27, 2015
Documentation the biggest challenge to providers, survey shows … Middle-age hip replacements nearly doublefrom 2002-2011 … Even LTC insurers think product is too expensive … Exercise,...
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Mar 18, 2015
Novartis to pay $12.6M to settle Medicare fraud charges … Indiana to have three-year nursing home construction ban .. Recommendations for Vitamin D are far too low, researchers say
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Aug 08, 2014
Severe Vitamin D deficiency increases dementia risk by 125%, historically large study shows … Stress helps wound healing? … Government approves new MRSA drug
Vitamin D as cognition clue?
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2014
There appears to be a link between low vitamin D levels and cognitive decline over time, according to a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Night shift work is tied to breast cancer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2013
A new study identifies a link between night shift work and risk of breast cancer, according to Canadian researchers. In an investigation of 1,100 women with breast cancer and more than 1,100 without it,...