Posted on June 30, 2008 by DFHS Article Team

Posted on June 30, 2008 by DFHS Article Team

A vitamin made when sunlight hits the skin could help slow down the ageing of cells and tissues, say medical health researchers. King’s College – London. A study of more than 2,000 women found those with higher vitamin D levels showed fewer ageing-related changes in their DNA. However, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study [...]

Posted on June 30, 2008 by DFHS Article Team

A new study has linked vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk of death, especially from cardiovascular disease, in the latest evidence of the important role the vitamin plays in human health. Researchers, led by Harald Dobnig of the Medical University of Graz, Austria, measured the vitamin D levels in 3,258 patients, average age 62, [...]

Posted on June 25, 2008 by DFHS Article Team

An extra daily dose of vitamin D can help people suffering from chronic back pain according to a new study in the USA. According to Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD, editor of Pain Treatment Topics and author of the report, “our examination of the research, which included 22 clinical investigations of patients with pain, found [...]

Posted on June 22, 2008 by DFHS Article Team

University of Michigan pharmacologist Robert U. Simpson, Ph.D., describes vitamin D as “the heart tranquilizer.” In studies in rats, Simpson and his team report the first concrete evidence that treatment with activated vitamin D can protect against heart failure. Their results appear in the July issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. In the study, [...]