Vitamin D News and Research

Latest Vitamin D News and Research

ASA classification can help identify impact of hip surgery in high-risk patients

Hip fractures are the second leading cause of hospitalization of elderly patients. In many cases, a hip fracture is the first step in a complete decline in the patient's health, setting off a long list of potential complications.

2 Apr 2010

Sunshine vitamin cures common health problems

What do obesity, heart disease, depression, diabetes, and fibromyalgia have in common? The answer is vitamin D deficiency. More than 200 million Americans lack this essential vitamin and as a result suffer from a host of daily annoyances, chronic conditions, and even life-threatening illnesses.

2 Apr 2010

UK NICE recommends Eli Lilly's ALIMTA as maintenance therapy for nonsquamous NSCLC

Eli Lilly and Company announced today that its chemotherapy ALIMTA® (pemetrexed for injection) received a positive "Final Appraisal Determination" from the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

2 Apr 2010

TCA may be an effective treatment option for patients who suffer from PVOD

Traditional Chinese acupuncture, where very thin needles are used to stimulate specific points in the body to elicit beneficial therapeutic responses, may be an effective treatment option for patients who suffer from persistent post- viral olfactory dysfunction, according to new research in the April 2010 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

1 Apr 2010

Panel of experts endorse effectiveness of Mirasol PRT System for preventing GVHD

CaridianBCT, a leading global provider of technology, products and services in the blood banking, transfusion medicine and cell therapy industries, today announced that a panel of medical and scientific experts have endorsed the effectiveness of the Mirasol® Pathogen Reduction Technology System for replacing gamma irradiation, the current standard of care for preventing transfusion-related Graft vs. Host Disease in platelet recipients.

31 Mar 2010

TNS signs revenue sharing agreement to launch dietary supplement products in USA

Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc announced today that the company has entered into a revenue sharing agreement to undertake a direct mail marketing program of a proprietary private label compound developed and manufactured by the company for joint pain and inflammation.

31 Mar 2010

Renewed set of national policy guidelines to control diarrhoeal disease in Kenya

Today the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, together with the Department of Family Health (Division of Child and Adolescent Health), unveiled a renewed set of national policy guidelines to redouble diarrhoeal disease management and control efforts by putting proven interventions to work within the country's health system.

31 Mar 2010

Novel oral anticoagulants to drive venous thromboembolism drug market to $5 billion in 2018

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the launches and widespread uptake of novel oral anticoagulants will drive the venous thromboembolism drug market to nearly double from $2.9 billion in 2008 to more than $5 billion in 2018 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

31 Mar 2010

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for menadione to prevent skin rash in patients taking EGFR inhibitors

Hana Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on strengthening the foundation of cancer care, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the use of menadione to prevent and treat skin rash in patients taking biologic and small molecule epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors, such as Erbitux® and Tarceva®, for anti-cancer therapy.

31 Mar 2010

Conference on the actions of Vitamin D on human health

An important conference on the actions of Vitamin D on human health is being hosted by Barts and The London Medical School and the MRC Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma.

30 Mar 2010

Neogen's third-quarter fiscal 2010 revenues up 21%

Neogen Corporation announced today that its net income for the third quarter of FY 2010, which ended Feb. 28, increased 38% from the previous year to $3,881,000. Adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split effective Dec. 15, net income in the quarter rose to $0.17 per share, compared to the prior year's $0.12.

29 Mar 2010

IOF invites for Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) invites you to attend the first of a new series of meetings - the IOF Regionals: Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, to be held in Singapore from December 10-13, 2010.

29 Mar 2010

Two-drug combination destroys precancerous colon polyps

A two-drug combination destroys precancerous colon polyps with no effect on normal tissue, opening a new potential avenue for chemoprevention of colon cancer, a team of scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports in the advance online edition of the journal Nature.

29 Mar 2010

Indoor tanning devices: AADA testifies before FDA panel on needed classification changes and calls for ban

American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) President and dermatologist William D. James, MD, FAAD, along with other dermatologists and leading researchers today testified before a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel considering changes to the current classification of indoor tanning devices. Currently, the FDA classifies indoor tanning devices as Class 1, the category for items that have minimal potential to cause harm to individuals. Items in Class 1 include adhesive bandages and tongue depressors.

27 Mar 2010

Special medicated contact lenses can help treat common eye disorders

The popular dietary supplement vitamin E, loaded into special medicated contact lenses, can keep glaucoma medicine near the eye - where it can treat that common disease- almost 100 times longer than possible with current commercial lenses, scientists reported here today.

25 Mar 2010

Mach One completes “Definitive Agreement” for merger and acquisition of White Hat Brands

Mach One Corporation, a global wellness solutions company, today announced the completion of a “Definitive Agreement” for the terms and conditions for the merger and acquisition of White Hat Brands, LLC, producers of a variety of all natural, multi-vitamin-fortified juice beverages for children under the brand name Dog On It!™.

23 Mar 2010

You and your baby may need vitamin D supplementation says research

This report appeared in the respected Journal Pediatrics this week. There has been growing awareness regarding deficiency of Vitamin D in children and adults. This vitamin is important for healthy bones, immunity and other bodily processes. In children inadequacy of this vitamin in diet may lead to bone damage, rickets, repeated infections and heart disease in later life.

23 Mar 2010

Ultraviolet portion of sunlight may play bigger role in controlling MS: Study

For more than 30 years, scientists have known that multiple sclerosis (MS) is much more common in higher latitudes than in the tropics. Because sunlight is more abundant near the equator, many researchers have wondered if the high levels of vitamin D engendered by sunlight could explain this unusual pattern of prevalence.

23 Mar 2010

Understanding the African mindset may help promote health education in rural areas

Seen through western eyes, beliefs in supernatural forces are common in Ghana and other African countries. Death, suffering and diseases are often attributed to witchcraft. Over thirty per cent of its inhabitants believe such evil forces could be responsible for the spread of HIV/AIDS.

22 Mar 2010

H1N1 flu pandemic awareness helps Americans to be better prepared this year: Survey

With almost half of respondents saying they believe a sneeze travels eight feet or more, one might think you would be sick all the time. But a recent national survey of 1,017 U.S. adult men and women (age 18+) conducted by Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., maker of Zicam, found a majority of Americans polled surprisingly saw this cold and flu season as "about the same" (42%) or only "slightly worse" (21%) from last year, despite all the hype this past fall around H1N1.

19 Mar 2010

Vitamin D News and Research

Latest Vitamin D News and Research

ASA classification can help identify impact of hip surgery in high-risk patients

Sunshine vitamin cures common health problems

UK NICE recommends Eli Lilly's ALIMTA as maintenance therapy for nonsquamous NSCLC

TCA may be an effective treatment option for patients who suffer from PVOD

Panel of experts endorse effectiveness of Mirasol PRT System for preventing GVHD

TNS signs revenue sharing agreement to launch dietary supplement products in USA

Renewed set of national policy guidelines to control diarrhoeal disease in Kenya

Novel oral anticoagulants to drive venous thromboembolism drug market to $5 billion in 2018

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for menadione to prevent skin rash in patients taking EGFR inhibitors

Conference on the actions of Vitamin D on human health

Neogen's third-quarter fiscal 2010 revenues up 21%

IOF invites for Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore

Two-drug combination destroys precancerous colon polyps

Indoor tanning devices: AADA testifies before FDA panel on needed classification changes and calls for ban

Special medicated contact lenses can help treat common eye disorders

Mach One completes “Definitive Agreement” for merger and acquisition of White Hat Brands

You and your baby may need vitamin D supplementation says research

Ultraviolet portion of sunlight may play bigger role in controlling MS: Study

Understanding the African mindset may help promote health education in rural areas

H1N1 flu pandemic awareness helps Americans to be better prepared this year: Survey

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