Excess vitamin A increases fracture risk
According to a new study long-term intake of a diet high in retinol or vitamin A may increase the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture. Any vitamin or mineral taken in adequately is good for health....
View ArticleHigh vitamin A increases risk of hip fractures
Too much vitamin A may increase the risk of hip fractures in older women. Vitamin A is important for such things as healthy skin and hair and bone growth. Researchers found that women with the highest...
View ArticleFormer smokers can be protected with vitamin A derivative
Former smokers constitute almost half of all newly-diagnosed lung cancer cases. Smoking inflicts serious damage to the lungs that do not disappear as soon as people quit, as it takes time for the...
View ArticleA Vitamin A Day May Delay The Life span Of HIV Patients
A vitamin a day could slow down the progression of HIV, according to new research. Researchers say this could be a low-cost way to delay the progression of this deadly disease. Past studies have...
View ArticleThe Dangers Of Vitamin A To Pregnant Women To Be Included On Label
Most women planning a pregnancy take a general multivitamin supplement in the belief that they are doing the best thing for them and their baby, however a recent survey suggests that too much vitamin...
View ArticleVitamin A supplementation inadequate in India: Need for effective strategies
The Vitamin A supplementation programme was first initiated in India to help overcome Vitamin A deficiency and its tragic consequences. Although started initially in India, it now lags behind African...
View ArticleA treatment for lung cancer: similar to Vitamin A but with few side effects.
The most logical treatment for cancer is a drug or substance that stops or prevents tumour growth, with no side effects and obliterating or stopping cancer to spread. With the same thought in mind,...
View ArticleVitamin A Drug May Reduce The Risk Of Breast Cancer
Researchers have developed a new vitamin-A drug, which may be helpful in reducing the risk of breast cancer in younger patients, but also added that more research is needed before it is implemented....
View ArticleVitamin A Deficiency Subsequent to Intestinal Surgery
A recent study has revealed that major intestinal surgery, including stomach reduction for obesity, may increase the possiblity of subsequent vitamin A deficiency. The results of the study have been...
View ArticleVitamin A Deficiency Leads to Large-scale Blindness in North East
Vitamin A deficiency has resulted in blindness among children in a big way in the North Eastern parts of India, a study has found. As much as 51.6 per cent of the children in the schools for the blind...
View ArticleReduced Growth in Lung Cells in Vitamin A Derivative Based Treatment
A derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid has been found to be associated with reduced lung cell growth in a group of former heavy smokers, according to a study published online in the Journal of...
View ArticleVitamin A and Zinc Supplements Protect Kids from Malaria
Adequate diet with supplements of Vitamin A and Zinc can help in protecting young children from malaria. A new study at Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante (IRSS) in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina...
View ArticleVitamin A Supplement to Reduce Infant Mortality by 15pc
Researchers at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggest that infant mortality in the developing world can be reduced by 15 per cent by administering newly born babies a single, oral...
View ArticleVitamin A Promotes Breast Cancer Growth: Study
A new study from Georgetown University Medical Centre has found that vitamin A can push breast cancer cells to form blood vessel, thus promoting tumour growth in patients. The researchers found that...
View ArticleUse Edible Things That Contain Vitamin A and D Says Indian ODI Skipper Dhoni...
One-day Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni may soon be seen highlighting the importance of Vitamin A and D in an Ad film produced by the Health Department of Jharkhand. This ad-film is meant...
View ArticleVitamin A Signals Offer Clues to Treating Autoimmunity
Distributed around the body, dendritic cells act as the security alarms of the immune system. After sensing the presence of intruders, dendritic cells can transmit the alarm to white blood cells or...
View ArticleBetter Breast Cancer Drugs may be Produced from Vitamin A Derivative
Researchers from the University of Chicago report in the June 25, 2009, issue of the journal ICell/I that retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, could lead to a new set of drug targets for treating...
View ArticleCellular Effects of Vitamin A Overdose and Deficiency Explained
Vitamin A plays a crucial role in energy production within cells, according to research published online in the IFASEB Journal/I. The research also explains why too much or too little has a complex...
View ArticleResearch Team Links Genetic Defect to Vitamin A Deficiency in Women
Nearly half of the British women might be lacking an important source of vitamin A due to previously undetected genetic defect. The vitamin helps the immune system ward off common infections such as...
View ArticleMaternal Mortality Not Reduced With Vitamin A Supplementation
A trial in Ghana has revealed that vitamin A supplementation does nothing to reduce maternal mortality, . The finding contradicts previous findings from a trial in Nepal which showed a 44 percent...
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