‘Avoid routine sunscreen if you have dark skin’: New sun safety advice
Preventing vitamin D deficiency trumps sun protection for people with dark skin, with updated guidance stating they can skip the sunscreen when outdoors for short…
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Low vitamin D levels tied to severe psoriasis
Lower vitamin D levels are associated with increasing psoriasis severity, suggesting a vitamin D–rich diet or oral supplementation may provide benefit to patients, researchers say.…
Vitamin D supplements alone ‘won’t avert fracture’
Healthy older adults should simply stop taking the pills, say osteoporosis experts.
Patient scarfs 400 times recommended daily vitamin D: case
UK doctors are calling for greater regulation of OTC supplements after a middle-aged man presented with vit D intoxication with hypercalcaemia.
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Vitamin D deficiency may double risk of miscarriage: review
Observational and trial data back the importance of adequate vitamin D but give no clues on how to optimise treatment, researchers say.
Large monthly vitamin D doses don’t cut risk of death
The Australian research in older, vitamin replete people shows the supplement has no effect on all-cause mortality, and may even up risk of cancer …
Five factors linked with disruptive nocturia in women: study
Surprisingly, vitamin D supplementation appears to make matters worse, the Australian researchers say.
Lancet removes ‘Vit D reduces coronavirus deaths’ paper from its website
That makes at least 85 coronavirus papers that have been retracted, says not-for-profit Retraction Watch.
High-dose vit D may increase chance of falls: study
The results highlights the problem with relying on dietary intake alone to mitigate falls risk, researchers say.
Vit D supplements linked to better asthma control
In patients with vitamin deficiency, supplements may reduce inflammation and increase response to inhaled corticosteroids, researchers say.
