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Prenatal Vitamin D supplementation and child respiratory health: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background Observational studies suggest high prenatal vitamin D intake may be associated with reduced childhood wheezing. We examined the effect of prenatal vitamin D on childhood wheezing in an interventional study.
Hooper Richard   +47 more
core   +1 more source

Increase of vitamin D2 by UV-B exposure during the growth phase of white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

open access: yesFood & Nutrition Research, 2012
Background: Mushrooms are the only non-animal food source of vitamin D. Wild mushrooms have naturally high vitamin D2 content, and cultivated mushrooms produce vitamin D2 from ergosterol when exposed to supplementary UV-B during the post-harvest phase ...
Hanne L. Kristensen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and Modifiable Factors Associated With Disability and Relapse in MOGAD: A Multicentre Cohort Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Factors associated with relapse course and disability in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody‐associated disease (MOGAD) remain incompletely understood. Objectives To identify clinical and modifiable factors associated with relapse and disability in MOGAD. Methods In this ambispective multicentre cohort study using data from
Yingtao Wang   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital admissions for vitamin D related conditions and subsequent immune-mediated disease: record-linkage studies.

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that there may be an association between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of developing immune-mediated diseases.
Giulio Disanto   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Efficacy of Supplementation with B Vitamins for Stroke Prevention: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundSupplementation with B vitamins for stroke prevention has been evaluated over the years, but which combination of B vitamins is optimal for stroke prevention is unclear.
Hongli Dong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disorder that can impact multiple organ systems, including the peripheral nervous system (PNS). PNS manifestations, which can exist concurrently, include mononeuropathies, polyneuropathies, and autonomic nervous system neuropathies.
Anahita Deboo   +88 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sub-optimal vitamin B-12 levels among ART-naïve HIV-positive individuals in an urban cohort in Uganda.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
Malnutrition is common among HIV-infected individuals and is often accompanied by low serum levels of micronutrients. Vitamin B-12 deficiency has been associated with various factors including faster HIV disease progression and CD4 depletion in resource ...
Aggrey S Semeere   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retinopathy in non diabetics, diabetic retinopathy and oxidative stress:a new phenotype in Central Africa? [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014
AIM: To evaluate the rates of retinopathy without diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR), associated with some markers of oxidative stress, antioxidants and cardiometabolic risk factors.METHODS: We determined the prevalence of DR in 150 type 2 diabetes ...
Benjamin Longo-Mbenza   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
wiley   +1 more source

Vitamin A equivalency of ß-carotene in healthy adults: limitation of the extrinsic dual-isotope dilution technique to measure matrix effect

open access: yes, 2009
Data on the vitamin A equivalency of ß-carotene in food are inconsistent. We quantified the vitamin A equivalency (¿g) of ß-carotene in two diets using the dual-isotope dilution technique and the oral¿faecal balance technique.
Lieshout, M. van   +17 more
core   +1 more source

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