Ben Wheeler, professor at the University of Otago's Department of Women and Children's Health, said last time there was a ...

Though it’s rare, a severe vitamin D deficiency can lead to a disease called rickets, also known as osteomalacia. Typically, ...

Ask anyone in the U.S. and they'll probably agree that milk is a good source of vitamin D, but it doesn't contain vitamin D ...

Vitamin D supplements are popular for bone health and immunity. When is the best time to take vitamin D? Here's how to take ...

How much vitamin D is enough? Over the past decade, rickets has re-emerged as a noticeable public health issue in some areas (Lanham-New et al, 2010) and many physicians have been ordering lab ...

TWO vitamin D supplements have been recalled as they could trigger vomiting, anorexia, and life-threatening heart issues. The oral drops and solution, made by TriOn Pharma, contain higher levels ...

Jan. 31, 2024 — Rickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but new research has found factory work and polluted cities aren't entirely to blame for the period's vitamin D ...

Babies up to the age of 1 year need 8.5 to 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day. The NHS adds: "From about late March/early April to the end of September, the majority of people should be able to make all ...

A new survey, which Otago's New Zealand Paediatric Surveillance Unit has been running since September, has already turned up 20 cases. Dunedin Hospital paediatric endocrinologist Ben Wheeler worries ...

Researchers from The University of Queensland are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.