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Vitamin D research
Vitamin D is present naturally in some foods but can also be acquired as a supplement or derived from ultraviolet from the sun. Ongoing research is exploring the role of vitamin D in the development and treatment of many diseases including cancer, type 1 diabetes, and multiple sclerosis.
MAY 28, 2014 | 10:30 AM
Early infantile rickets is the least appreciated form of this ancient disease of children. Although it is usually subclinical, the high prevalence recently reported at autopsy (87% < 1 yea...
MAY 28, 2014 | 7:30 AM
Variability of vitamin D results remains a hot topic today as more options are available to laboratories. This webinar examines how clinical and analytical factors such as vitamin D binding...
FEB 27, 2014 | 9:00 AM
Clinical laboratories require accurate and precise 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) immunoassays to allow comparison of patient results with published decision limits. Automated immunoassays, ra...
NOV 14, 2013 | 9:00 AM
Reliable data from multiple sources, including the 2010-11 Allina study of 13,500 health care employees, demonstrates that at least 30-60% of North Americans are vitamin D deficient and that...
AUG 15, 2013 | 9:00 AM
Recent studies show a large prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in populations of all ages. Concerns about excess supplementation and toxicity have emerged as a result. Th...
FEB 21, 2013 | 9:00 AM
Dr. Neil Binkley earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School (Madison, WI, USA) and subsequently received his training in Internal Medicine at the Marshfield C...
FEB 27, 2014 | 9:00 AM
Clinical laboratories require accurate and precise 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) immunoassays to allow comparison of patient results with published decision limits. Automated immunoassays, ra...
NOV 14, 2013 | 9:00 AM
Reliable data from multiple sources, including the 2010-11 Allina study of 13,500 health care employees, demonstrates that at least 30-60% of North Americans are vitamin D deficient and that...
AUG 15, 2013 | 9:00 AM
Recent studies show a large prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in populations of all ages. Concerns about excess supplementation and toxicity have emerged as a result. Th...
FEB 21, 2013 | 9:00 AM
Dr. Neil Binkley earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School (Madison, WI, USA) and subsequently received his training in Internal Medicine at the Marshfield C...