News articles tagged with 'vitamin' (Page 2)
Higher vitamin D intake needed to reduce cancer risk
— 23 Feb 2011 17:31 | HealthResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin D…
Skin colour: Handy tool for teaching evolution
— 20 Feb 2011 16:15 | BiologyVariations in skin colour provide one of the best examples of evolution by natural selection acting on the human body and should be used to teach evolution in schools, according to…
Multiple approaches necessary to tackle world's food problems
— 19 Feb 2011 10:18 | EnvironmentResearchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on a path to solve the world's food problems while reducing pollution, according to a Penn…
Vitamin E may increase or decrease the risk of pneumonia depending on smoking and exercise
— 18 Feb 2011 17:32 | HealthDepending on the level of smoking and leisure time exercise, vitamin E supplementation may decrease or increase, or may have no effect, on the risk of pneumonia, according to a study…
Sun exposure, vitamin D may lower risk of multiple sclerosis
— 8 Feb 2011 16:15 | HealthPeople who spend more time in the sun and those with higher vitamin D levels may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published in the February 8,…
More research needed on diet and environmental influences on childhood asthma
— 24 Jan 2011 15:31 | HealthAsthma is one of the world's most common chronic diseases, affecting as many as 300 million people. It is estimated that by 2025 there could be an additional 100 million people with…
Vitamins C and E linked to metabolic syndrome in low-income Ecuadorians
— 4 Jan 2011 22:47 | HealthWith life expectancy increasing in Latin America, age-related disease has become a pressing public health concern. Results of an epidemiological study conducted by researchers at the…
Many brain tumour patients use homeopathy, alternative treatments
— 14 Dec 2010 18:33 | HealthMany people with incurable brain tumours use alternative therapies, such as taking vitamins and homeopathy, in addition to their conventional treatments, according to a study published…
Vitamin supplements reduce deaths caused by measles and diarrhoea
— 8 Dec 2010 17:41 | HealthVitamin A supplements are still an effective way to reduce childhood death and disease. A new study by Cochrane researchers strongly endorses the continuation of vitamin A supplementation…
See off Alzheimer's with the colour purple
— 8 Dec 2010 17:11 | HealthGround-breaking research from Professor Douglas Kell, published in the journal Archives of Toxicology, has found that the majority of debilitating illnesses are in part caused by poorly-bound…