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Vitamin K2 reduced frequency, intensity, duration of nocturnal leg cramps

Vitamin K2 reduced symptoms from nocturnal leg cramps in older patients starting with the first week of its administration in a placebo-controlled randomized trial in China.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/05/4.htm
5 Nov 2024

Calcium, vitamin D may affect long-term health in postmenopausal women

A post hoc analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative found that those who took calcium and vitamin D supplements had a lower risk for death from cancer and a higher risk for death from cardiovascular disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/12/1.htm
12 Mar 2024

Cardiovascular effects of vitamin D supplementation still uncertain, trial finds

Older adults who were randomized to vitamin D supplementation had a slightly lower rate of cardiovascular events, particularly myocardial infarction, but the overall difference from placebo was not significant, an Australian trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/04/4.htm
4 Jul 2023

Intervention successful in decreasing routine vitamin D testing

In a pre-post study, a decision support tool that prompted clinicians about appropriate testing criteria and included a best practice advisory was associated with reductions of 44% and 46% in inpatient and outpatient orders and of 61% and 48% in repeat testing, respectively.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/09/2.htm
9 May 2023

Vitamin D did not lower fracture risk in generally healthy patients, study finds

A new analysis of a large trial found no difference in total fractures, nonvertebral fractures, or hip fractures by whether men 50 years of age or older and women 55 years of age or older were randomized to vitamin D or placebo.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/02/1.htm
2 Aug 2022

Higher-dose vitamin D did not improve fall prevention, study finds

Elderly patients at high risk for falls who received 1,000 IU of a vitamin D supplement per day actually had higher risk of falls that were serious or required hospitalization than those who took 200 IU.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/08/5.htm
8 Dec 2020

Long-term vitamin D supplementation does not appear to protect against depression

No significant difference in risk for depression or clinically relevant symptoms was noted over 5.3 years in 18,353 at-risk patients randomly assigned to receive vitamin D3 or placebo.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/11/4.htm
11 Aug 2020

Vitamin E acetate linked to vaping-associated lung injury

The total number of reported vaping-associated lung injury cases mounted to 2,172, the CDC found vitamin E acetate in biologic samples for the first time, and authors of an observational study of vaping-related illness emphasized that patients may present with flu-like and abdominal symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/19/1.htm
19 Nov 2019

Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants appear superior to vitamin K antagonists in early-stage CKD

An accompanying editorial said that the current review supports a superior benefit profile of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation and early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/16/2.htm
16 Jul 2019

Off-label dosing of non-vitamin K anticoagulants associated with worse outcomes

Overdosing with non-vitamin K anticoagulants was associated with increased all-cause mortality compared with recommended doses, while underdosing was associated with increased risk of cardiovascular hospitalization.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/12/20/2.htm
20 Dec 2016

No link seen between calcium intake with or without vitamin D and CVD in healthy adults

Obtaining calcium from food rather than supplements is preferred, but supplements can be used safely in patients whose calcium intake is not sufficient, the report said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/25/1.htm
25 Oct 2016

Vitamin K antagonist use associated with higher risk of thrombosis than bleeding in patients ages 80 and older

Compared with patients ages 70 to 79 years, those ages 80 to 89 years had a similar risk of bleeding, whereas patients ages 90 years or older had a mildly increased risk of bleeding, the study found. Patients in their 80s and 90s had a markedly higher risk of thrombosis than did patients in their 70s.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/12/4.htm
12 Jul 2016

Vitamin K antagonists provide benefit in elderly patients with afib, study finds

Patients older than age 75 who have atrial fibrillation benefited from vitamin K antagonist therapy, although their risks for stroke and bleeding were higher than in younger patients, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/09/6.htm
9 Dec 2014

Task Force finds insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine vitamin D screening

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found insufficient evidence to assess the benefits and harms of screening for vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic, community-dwelling, nonpregnant adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/25/4.htm
25 Nov 2014

Calcium and vitamin D supplementation associated with hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria in postmenopausal women

Postmenopausal women who take calcium and vitamin D supplements may be at higher risk for hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/24/4.htm
24 Jun 2014

Vitamin D supplementation is not associated with a decreased risk of falls, meta-analysis finds

Vitamin D supplementation with or without calcium does not reduce falls by a significant amount, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/29/2.htm
29 Apr 2014

Vitamin D status associated with multiple sclerosis activity, progression

Higher vitamin D levels appear to be associated with reduced disease activity and a slower rate of disease progression in multiple sclerosis patients treated with interferon beta-1b, according to a study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/28/4.htm
28 Jan 2014