There are increasing numbers of children living with medical conditions in which either the condition or the treatment predisposes them to poor bone health and threatens their ability to attain peak bone mass. An understanding of calcium homeostasis and normal bone growth and development is essential ...
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK Nick J. Shaw Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Diabetes, and the Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, USA Michael F. Holick Co...
Letter: Vitamin D therapy for children on anticonvulsants In 1974 the results were reported of a controlled study of the prevalence and treatment of rickets in 60 epileptic adolescent children, compared with a matched group of nonepileptic children living in the same institution in Southeast En.....
"Both children and adults in the southern parts of Australia should aim for sun exposure in the middle of the day during winter to boost vitamin D levels. In summer, it's still important to wear sun protection during the hottest parts of the day and when the UV index is 3 or above,"...
A. Screening for vitamin D deficiency: defining vitamin D deficiency, target thresholds of treatment and estimating the benefits of treatment. Pathology 44, 160–165 (2012). CAS PubMed Google Scholar Pearce, S. H. & Cheetham, T. D. Diagnosis and management of vitamin D deficiency. BMJ ...
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency may result in abnormalities of bone structure in children, muscle and bone weakness and increase falls in the elderly. As a consequence, an early diagnosis of the vitamin D level and its strict monitoring may prevent worsening of bone related conditions. ...
Vitamin D Levels in Children With Type 1 Diabetes MellitusInsulin oedema is a rare condition which should be considered in children who present with oedema following insulin therapy in the absence of any other cause. Insulin oedema is more likely to occur in patients with a low BMI and those ...
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To assess serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH vitamin D) status in Saudi children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and determined its association with clinical, laboratory variables and disease activity. This cross-sectional study comprised children with SLE who are followed at Pediatric Lupus Cl...
Adding a safe, inexpensive and easy to administer form of vitamin D to treatment for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes shows promise to improve measures of disease progression. Results of a randomized clinical trial comparing ergocalciferol supplementation to placebo, conducted by Benjamin ...