Drug-Resistant TB Destroyed By Vitamin C
In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding suggests that vitamin C added to existing TB drugs could shorten TB therapy, and it highlights a new area for drug design…
May 24, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: albert, albert-einstein, college, esearchers-at-albert, finding-suggests, kills-drug-resistant, medicine, new-area, oncalldietitian.com, tuberculosis, unexpected-discovery, yeshiva, yeshiva-university
Vitamin D Supplements May Help Maintain Kidney Function In Transplant Recipients
Vitamin D deficiency may decrease kidney function in transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The finding suggests that vitamin D supplementation may help improve the health of kidney transplant recipients.
April 2, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: decrease-kidney, finding-suggests, health, improve-the-health, jasn, journal, kidney-transplant, may-help, nephrology, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, study-appearing, transplant-recipients, upcoming-issue
