This content is machine translated Osteoporosis: Special cases Insufficiency fracture in a premenopausal patient In young patients with inadequate fractures, secondary osteoporosis should be investigated. Osteodensitometry is particularly useful if there are anamnestic risk factors, whereby it is important to assess the z-score, as...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyeroiditis Associated with low vitamin D status Links between autoimmune diseases and vitamin D metabolism are controversially discussed. Several studies showed a negative correlation between the level of 25-(OH)-D3 and TPO antibody levels in patients with autoimmune…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Vitamin D against acute respiratory infections Risk reduction demonstrated A research team from Queen Mary University conducted a meta-analysis regarding a potential benefit of vitamin D supplementation on the risk of acute respiratory infections. The results, published in the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Clarify risk patients densitometrically and treat them in an individualized manner The risk of suffering an osteoporosis-related fracture is significantly increased with certain predisposing factors. This should be increasingly taken into account because, according to the Swiss Association against Osteoporosis (SVGO),…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Respiratory Vitamin D brings small benefit In 2017, a meta-analysis of data from 25 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) found a protective effect of this…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Osteopenia Prevent bone loss – avoid vitamin D deficiency Osteoporosis and osteomalacia are two metabolic bone diseases that reduce bone mass. In osteoporosis, there is a decrease in bone mass, but the ratio between bone mineralization and bone matrix…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pelargonium sidoides Enhanced antiviral effects through upregulation of the vitamin D receptor. That standardized extracts from roots of Pelargonium sidoides are effective against respiratory tract infections has been empirically proven several times. At the cellular level, it has now been shown that immune…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Vitamin supplementation COVID-19 and vitamin D: sticking to the facts Recent scientific publications have brought back into focus the debate on a possible protective role of vitamin D supplementation for severe COVID-19 progression. When interpreting the study findings, however, it…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Acne vulgaris Low vitamin D levels in acne patients Vitamin D modulates immune functions through effects on the innate and acquired immune systems and plays a role in various dermatological diseases. In a recently published study, significantly decreased vitamin…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Non-drug therapeutic approaches outside alternative medicine Basic therapy, UV light therapy, implementation of skin disinfection and other measures can lead to relief from neurodermatitis. Regarding climatic therapy, it has been shown that a reduced allergen concentration above…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Vitamin D deficiency Biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease According to a secondary analysis published in 2019, low vitamin D levels are associated with worse disease progression and impaired quality of life. Regarding possible beneficial effects of vitamin D…
