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Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency: Introduction
Vitamin D deficiency: Deficiency of vitamin D. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Vitamin D deficiency is available below.
Symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency
- Rickets - See symptoms of rickets in children
- Osteomalacia - See symptoms of osteomalacia in adults
- more symptoms...»
Vitamin D deficiency: Complications
Read more about complications of Vitamin D deficiency.
Medical Textbooks Online about Vitamin D deficiency
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency?
- Misdiagnosis of Vitamin D deficiency
- Failure to diagnose Vitamin D deficiency
- Hidden causes of Vitamin D deficiency (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
- Undiagnosed: Vitamin D deficiency
Misdiagnosis and Vitamin D deficiency
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Causes of Vitamin D deficiency
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Malabsorption
- Inadequate sunlight exposure
- Hypocalcemia
- See also underlying causes of rickets - in children
- more causes...»
See full list of 6 causes of Vitamin D deficiency
More information about causes of Vitamin D deficiency:
- Medications, drugs, or substances causing Vitamin D deficiency (4 listings)
- Underlying causes of Vitamin D deficiency
- Vitamin D deficiency as a complication caused by other conditions
- Vitamin D deficiency as a symptom
- Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Vitamin D deficiency
Treatments for Vitamin D deficiency
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News Archives for Vitamin D deficiency
Medical news articles related to Vitamin D deficiency include:
- Parkinson's Patients More Prone to Vitamin D Deficiency
- Vitamin D Deficiency Puts 40% of U.S. Infants and Toddlers At Risk
- Health Tip: Get Enough Dietary Protein
- Vitamin D May Help Keep Aging at Bay
- Low Vitamin D Levels May Initiate Cancer Development
- Critically Ill Patients Lack Vitamin D
- Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D
- Half of Black Teens May Be Vitamin D Deficient
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Vitamin D deficiency
Medical research articles related to Vitamin D deficiency include:
- Is there any evidence that long term therapy with anticonvulsants (ie 20 years) could lead to development of osteoporosis in males and females?
- Do you have any information on pregnancy and diet?
- Alendronate with cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) (Fosamax Plus) for osteoporosis
- Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.
- Management and prevention of osteoporosis.
- What is the latest guidance regarding vitamin supplementation for children under 2 years old?
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Guidance for midwives, health visitors, pharmacists and other primary care services to improve the nutrition of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and children in low income households
- more research...»
Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database
Videos for Vitamin D deficiency
Osteoporosis Fractures
The greatest fear among women living with osteoporosis is bone fracture. Hip or spinal fractures can be devastating to the lives of otherwise healthy...
Osteoporosis Risk
Theoretically, osteoporosis can strike anyone who has bones in their body, which is all of us. But certain people are at a higher risk, and...
Osteoporosis Overview
Most women assume that they already know the ABCs of osteoporosis. But with 10 million cases of this disease in the U.S. alone, there's no doubt...
Getting a Bone Density Test
Osteoporosis has long been a concern for any woman approaching her senior years, but until recent recent years there were few treatment options. Now...
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Reseach about Vitamin D deficiency
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Clinical Trials for Vitamin D deficiency
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Vitamin D deficiency include:
- Characterization of Hyperparathyroidism and Vitamin D Deficiency in Obesity - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Ergocalciferol,Cholecalciferol
- The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation in HIV-1 Infected Patients - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - colecalciferol
- A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of an Investigational Drug and Dietary Supplement in Men and Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - MK0217A, alendronate sodium (+) cholecalciferol / Duration of Treatment: 15 weeks
- A Study of an Investigational Drug and Dietary Supplement in Men and Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - MK0217A, alendronate sodium (+) cholecalciferol / Duration of Treatment: 24 weeks
- A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of an Investigational Drug in Elderly Subjects With Low Vitamin D Levels. - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - MK0822A
- more trials...»
See full list of 14 Clinical Trials for Vitamin D deficiency
Prevention of Vitamin D deficiency
Prevention information for Vitamin D deficiency has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Vitamin D deficiency.
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D - possibly used if condition is caused by environments lacking in sunlight
- more preventions...»
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Statistics for Vitamin D deficiency
- Medical statistics for Vitamin D deficiency
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Vitamin D deficiency
- Death and Mortality statistics for Vitamin D deficiency
- Society statistics for Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency: Broader Related Topics
Types of Vitamin D deficiency
- Rickets - in children
- Osteomalacia - in adults
- more types...»
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Definitions of Vitamin D deficiency:
Condition due to a deficiency of vitamin D. - (Source - Diseases Database)
- Vitamin D deficiency
- What is Vitamin D deficiency?
- Online Medical Textbooks for Vitamin D deficiency
- Prevalence and Incidence of Vitamin D deficiency
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- Types of Vitamin D deficiency
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- Risk Factors for Vitamin D deficiency
- Symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency
- Diagnosis of Vitamin D deficiency
- Signs of Vitamin D deficiency
- Complications of Vitamin D deficiency
- Misdiagnosis of Vitamin D deficiency
- Undiagnosed Vitamin D deficiency
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Vitamin D deficiency
- Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Vitamin D deficiency
- Treatments for Vitamin D deficiency
- Prevention of Vitamin D deficiency
- Cure Research for Vitamin D deficiency
- Statistics about Vitamin D deficiency
- Medical News Summaries About Vitamin D deficiency
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- Clinical Trials for Vitamin D deficiency
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- Vitamin D deficiency (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
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