Even in advanced medical settings, sepsis is still very dangerous and accounts for over 400,000 deaths annually in the US alone. While new drugs are in development, a group of researchers has determined that a combination of intravenous vitamin C, corticosteroids (a steroid), and thiamine (vitamin B) may be effective in preventing progressive organ dysfunction and reducing the number of deaths from severe sepsis and septic shock.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine...
From 1999 through 2014 the number of US adults taking daily vitamin D supplements above the recommended levels increased, and 3 percent of the population exceeded the daily upper limit considered to possibly pose a risk of adverse effects, according to a study.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/vitamins/~4/hF3v6-8h8PI height=1 width=1 alt=/...
There has been no known link between diabetes and vitamin A -- until now. A new study suggests that the vitamin improves the insulin producing -cells function.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/vitamins/~4/95AnLOJH6TA height=1 width=1 alt=/...
People with low levels of vitamin A living with individuals sick with tuberculosis may be 10 times more likely to develop the disease than people with high levels of the nutrient, according to research.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/vitamins/~4/rxS4ov1PYEk height=1 width=1 alt=/...
Cancer stem cells, which fuel the growth of fatal tumors, can be knocked out by a one-two combination of antibiotics and Vitamin C, report investigators.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/vitamins/~4/n_UCXqyymRM height=1 width=1 alt=/...
US dairy products are a significant source of the MK form of vitamin K and indicates that MK forms of the nutrient are more present in commonly-consumed foods than previously thought, new research shows.img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/vitamins/~4/9pCR5t8rDJ4 height=1 width=1 alt=/...