30 May 2014 RCT finds vitamin D supplementation does not improve efficacy of corticosteroids in asthma patients Will Hunter discusses the results from a recent randomized controlled trial that raised questions regarding the role of vitamin D in asthma treatment.Continue reading → This blog item is only available to members Login or Preview
25 April 2014 A new study finds vitamin D deficiency and asthma rates higher in urban areas A recent study found that urban environments have increased rates of vitamin D deficiency and asthma.Continue reading →
3 February 2014 Animal study: Vitamin D alleviates allergic asthma To help clarify vitamin D’s role in allergic asthma, researchers recently studied the effects of vitamin D supplementation in an animal model.Continue reading →
6 September 2013 Costa Rican study finds correlation between vitamin D and asthma severity New research out of Costa Rica suggests that vitamin D deficiency may increase your risk of having severe asthma.Continue reading →
9 August 2013 Vitamin D deficiency and its link to severe asthma Doctor Audrey Poon recently published an extensive review on vitamin D and severe asthma, including the reasons vitamin D may have a treatment effect in some patients with existing severe asthma.Continue reading →
23 May 2013 Vitamin D may help with treatment resistant asthma Researchers have identified a way in which vitamin D significantly reduces the symptoms of asthma. The research may provide a new way to help treat the condition.Continue reading →
13 March 2013 Vitamin D deficiency associated with severe adult asthma Researchers in Germany were the first to correlate asthma severity, asthma control, and markers of asthma severity with vitamin D levels.Continue reading →
16 November 2012 Extraskeletal health in children: The impact of vitamin D during pregnancy A recent systematic review examined the evidence for maternal vitamin D status and a variety of health conditions, including birth weight, infections, wheezing and asthma, and type 1 diabetes.Continue reading →
16 August 2012 Dear Dr Cannell: D for childhood asthma A mother discusses her concerns about causing long term damage from supplementing her asthmatic son with vitamin D.Continue reading →
17 July 2012 Vitamin D deficiency linked to poor lung function in asthmatic children? Research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that vitamin D deficiency may be linked with poor lung function in children with asthma.Continue reading →
