Vitamin D, essential for bone health and immune function, can be supplemented through pills or transdermal patches. Patches suit individuals with digestive issues, offering gradual, steady release, ...

For most of our lives we’ve been told a simple story about vitamins: take enough to avoid scurvy or rickets and you’re good. ...

Chances are you have a bottle of vitamin D pills sitting on your kitchen counter or in your medicine cabinet right now. Your doctor may have recommended you take them to help improve bone health, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Don't expect your calcium and vitamin D supplements to improve your heart health or prevent a stroke, according to a systematic review of published studies. While vitamin D ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A daily dietary supplement of calcium plus vitamin D taken for 7 years neither reduces blood pressure nor alters the risk of developing high blood pressure, also called ...

Vitamin D pills could stave off Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research. Brains of older people with higher levels of the nutrient function better, say nutritionists. The main natural source is ...

London, Dec 2 (IANS) Vitamin D supplements do not increase bone strength or prevent bone fractures in children with the vitamin deficiency, claims a major clinical trial of over 8,000 kids. Around one ...

Millions of Americans are low on vitamin D, but taking vitamin D supplements may not do any good. A study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine (online, Nov. 10, 2018) showed that ...

WASHINGTON | Popping calcium and vitamin D pills in hopes of strong bones? Healthy older women shouldn't bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements, say new recommendations from a government ...

When the summer sun fades and the days get shorter, you might notice yourself feeling a little more tired, melancholic, or even catching colds. This happens to millions of us every year, and it’s ...

Vitamin D supplements have no significant effect on preventing heart attack, stroke, cancer or bone fractures, according to a review of scientific evidence published Friday. Researchers led by Mark ...

A widely anticipated study has concluded that neither vitamin D nor fish oil supplements prevent cancer or serious heart-related problems in healthy older people, according to research presented ...