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Vitamin D
Vitamin D: any of a group of vitamins found in liver and fish oils, essential for the absorption of calcium and the prevention of rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. They include calciferol ( vitamin D2 ) and cholecalciferol ( vitamin D3 ). Vitamin D is important for good overall health and strong and healthy bones. It’s also an important factor in making sure your muscles, heart, lungs and brain work well and that your body can fight infection. Your body can make its own vitamin D from sunlight. You can also get vitamin D from supplements and a very small amount comes from a few foods you eat.
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MAR 03, 2016Videos
A new study from Northwestern University has linked a deficiency in Vitamin D to more aggressive tumors in prostate canc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2016Videos
The Council for Responsible Nutrition reported that nearly 70% of American adults take some form of supplements. Not reg ...FEB 13, 2016Health & Medicine
All food in larger supermarkets are supposed have “sell before” dates printed on them so the stores can&rsqu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 12, 2016Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 03, 2016Videos
If you're one of the 7 million Americans who follow a vegetarian diet, you may be wondering how to maximize your protein ...JAN 12, 2016Cancer
Magnesium intake may be an effective way to prevent pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. Pancreatic cancer is the fo ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 11, 2016Immunology
Although pregnant women are often encouraged to take folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of their babies developin ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 10, 2016Cardiology
This year in the tenth edition of guidelines for venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment, published in Chest, 53 updated ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2016Videos
The United Nations has declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses. This is an ancient term for foods we often refer ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2016Videos
Although some of us are Winter people because the hotter Summer season can be exhausting, the general rule of thumb is t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 24, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste ...NOV 17, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the ...OCT 12, 2015Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decades. In ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 08, 2015Health & Medicine
Almost everyone has had a cheeseburger at some point in their lives. Although there are a handful of people out there th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 02, 2015Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 28, 2015Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 13, 2015Neuroscience
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to get better in the winter and worse in the summer, so a group led by Francisc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 11, 2015Plants & Animals
It’s long been known in the medical community that gardening can have a positive effect on patients dealing with d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 02, 2015Microbiology
Vitamin and mineral deficiency is a significant global health problem. Nearly 18% of the global population is defi ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 01, 2015Videos
A baby sloth, who otherwise would have starved, has been taken under the care of London Zookeeper Kelly-Anne Kelleher. T ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 26, 2015Neuroscience
Health researchers claim that there are now almost 47 million people living with dementia around the world, an increase ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 19, 2015Cancer
Warnings about the dangers of smoking started in the 1960s, but lung cancer remains the second-most common cancer and th ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
MAR 03, 2016
Videos
A new study from Northwestern University has linked a deficiency in Vitamin D to more aggressive tumors in prostate canc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 01, 2016
Videos
The Council for Responsible Nutrition reported that nearly 70% of American adults take some form of supplements. Not reg
...
FEB 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
All food in larger supermarkets are supposed have “sell before” dates printed on them so the stores can&rsqu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 12, 2016
Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 03, 2016
Videos
If you're one of the 7 million Americans who follow a vegetarian diet, you may be wondering how to maximize your protein
...
JAN 12, 2016
Cancer
Magnesium intake may be an effective way to prevent pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. Pancreatic cancer is the fo
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 11, 2016
Immunology
Although pregnant women are often encouraged to take folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of their babies developin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 10, 2016
Cardiology
This year in the tenth edition of guidelines for venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment, published in Chest, 53 updated
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2016
Videos
The United Nations has declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses. This is an ancient term for foods we often refer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2016
Videos
Although some of us are Winter people because the hotter Summer season can be exhausting, the general rule of thumb is t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 24, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste
...
NOV 17, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the
...
OCT 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decades. In
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 08, 2015
Health & Medicine
Almost everyone has had a cheeseburger at some point in their lives. Although there are a handful of people out there th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2015
Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to get better in the winter and worse in the summer, so a group led by Francisc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 11, 2015
Plants & Animals
It’s long been known in the medical community that gardening can have a positive effect on patients dealing with d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 02, 2015
Microbiology
Vitamin and mineral deficiency is a significant global health problem. Nearly 18% of the global population is defi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 01, 2015
Videos
A baby sloth, who otherwise would have starved, has been taken under the care of London Zookeeper Kelly-Anne Kelleher. T
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 26, 2015
Neuroscience
Health researchers claim that there are now almost 47 million people living with dementia around the world, an increase
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 19, 2015
Cancer
Warnings about the dangers of smoking started in the 1960s, but lung cancer remains the second-most common cancer and th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider