Vitamins - Administration & dosage
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Adequacy of vitamin D replacement in severe deficiency is dependent on body mass index.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with hypovitaminosis D. Whether body mass index (BMI) determines the replacement dose of vitamin D to achieve sufficiency is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between BMI and serum 25-OH vitamin D ... Read more...

Recognition and management of vitamin D deficiency.

13 Oct 2009 Vitamin D deficiency affects persons of all ages. Common manifestations of vitamin D deficiency are symmetric low back pain, proximal muscle weakness, muscle aches, and throbbing bone pain elicited with pressure over the sternum or tibia. A ... Read more...

A stabilized 0.1% retinol facial moisturizer improves the appearance of photodamaged skin in an eight-week, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study.

29 Sep 2009 Retinol is a cosmetic ingredient that is structurally similar to all-trans-retinoic acid, which has been shown to be effective in the treatment of photodamage. Since skin keratinocytes are reported to metabolize retinol to retinoic acid, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Vitamins - Administration & dosage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Adequacy of vitamin D replacement in severe deficiency is dependent on body mass index. 30 Oct 2009
• Recognition and management of vitamin D deficiency. 13 Oct 2009
• A stabilized 0.1% retinol facial moisturizer improves the appearance of photodamaged skin in an eight-week, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study. 29 Sep 2009
• Perinatal outcomes, including mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and child mortality and their association with maternal vitamin D status in Tanzania. 29 Sep 2009
• Skin cancer meets vitamin D: the way forward for dermatology and public health. 29 Sep 2009
• [Nutritional aspects of glucose metabolism and bone metabolism: knowledge of vitamins and minerals for NST activities] 30 Aug 2009
• Oral vitamin A enhances the effectiveness of formalin 8% in treating chronic hemorrhagic radiation proctopathy. 30 Aug 2009
• [Dietary therapy for inflammatory rheumatic diseases] 26 Aug 2009
• [Physical activity and dietary supplements] 15 Aug 2009
• A pilot study of the efficacy of a vitamin C-containing showerhead on symptoms of eczema. 5 Aug 2009
• A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral procyanidin with vitamins A, C, E for melasma among Filipino women. 30 Jul 2009
• Vitamin D and depressive symptoms in women during the winter: a pilot study. 30 Jul 2009
• Calcitriol ointment: optimizing psoriasis therapy. 30 Jul 2009
• Calcitriol 3 microg/g ointment: an effective and safe addition to the armamentarium in topical psoriasis therapy. 30 Jul 2009
• Efficacy and safety of topical calcitriol 3 microg/g ointment, a new topical therapy for chronic plaque psoriasis. 30 Jul 2009
• Does vitamin A supplementation interact with routine vaccinations? An analysis of the Ghana Vitamin A Supplementation Trial. 27 Jul 2009
• Topical treatment of psoriasis. 26 Jul 2009
• Dietary supplement use in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration progression. 22 Jul 2009
• Vitamin D supplementation and type 2 diabetes: a substudy of a randomised placebo-controlled trial in older people (RECORD trial, ISRCTN 51647438). 16 Jul 2009
• Re: "Long-term use of beta-carotene, retinol, lycopene, and lutein supplements and lung cancer risk: results from the VITamins and Lifestyle (VITAL) Study". 13 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Vitamins'

Definition: Organic substances that are required in small amounts for maintenance and growth, but which cannot be manufactured by the human body.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D014815

Alternative terms: Vitamins; Vitamin;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.696.377.605.600; J02.500.631.600;

Technical Notes: deficiency = AVITAMINOSIS but prefer specific precoordinated vitamin deficiency terms (avitaminosis A = VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY etc); ther use: coordinate disease term with /drug ther, not /diet ther