Vitamin A

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Reviewed October 2007

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Title:   Vitamin A supplementation for cystic fibrosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cystic fibrosis can cause certain vitamins, such as vitamin A, to be inadequately absorbed leading to problems caused by vitamin deficiency. Lack of vitamin A (vitamin A deficiency) can cause specific problems such as eye and skin problems. It can also ...
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   More about vitamins
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The word vitamin means vital to life. All plants and animals need vitamins but only green plants can make all the vitamins they need.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pregnant and breastfeeding women need extra vitamin A for themselves and their babies. Vitamin A deficiency can cause night-blindness, anaemia and other problems. It is very common in some areas in developing countries. While vitamin A can be increased ...
Date:   Aug 2002
Title:   Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short and long-term morbidity in very low birthweight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitamin A supplements for preventing illness and death in very low birthweight or preterm infants Vitamin A is a group of fat soluble compounds used by the body for regulation and promotion of growth and differentiation of many cells, including cells in...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the primary way that children become infected with HIV. More than 1000 children worldwide are infected in this way every day. Researchers theorized that giving vitamin A supplements to HIV-infected pregnant ...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Vitamin A for treating measles in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Measles is caused by a virus and results in a high fever and rash. Possible complications include pneumonia. Measles is a major cause of death in children in developing countries and is particularly dangerous for children with a vitamin A deficiency. Th...
Date:   Jul 2005
Title:   Vitamin A for preventing acute lower respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), especially pneumonia and bronchiolitis, are leading causes of mortality in children up to five years of age. The Global Burden of Disease 2000 project estimated that the annual number of acute respirator...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Vitamin A for non-measles pneumonia in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute respiratory infections, mostly in the form of pneumonia, are the leading cause of death in children under five years of age living in low income countries. Vitamin A supplementation has been found to reduce mortality and the severity of respirator...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Topical Vitamin A, or its derivatives, for treating and preventing napkin dermatitis in infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Nappy or diaper rash is a term used to describe inflammation in babies' napkin area. Whilst nappy rash does not make babies very sick, it is very common and it causes varying levels of discomfort to infants and concern to parents. Ointments that contain...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Micronutrient supplementation in children and adults with HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Fifteen trials were included from developing and developed countries. Interventions included vitamins, trace elements, and combinations of these. Primary outcomes were morbidity and mortality. Secondary outcomes included CD4 and CD8 counts, and viral lo...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Antioxidants
Publisher:   Healthy Eating Club
Description:   The use of oxygen in the body's normal processes creates chemicals known as free radicals.
Date:   Mar 2001
Title:   Bottle feeding - additions to baby formulas
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The makers of baby formulas are always trying to make the formulas as close to breast milk as they can. Recently some formula makers have added long-chain polyunsaturated (LCP) fatty acids and some have added beta-carotene and probiotics.
Title:   Retinoids for preventing the progression of cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cervix cancer is preceded by cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Surgery for CIN is effective at reducing the risk of subsequent invasive carcinoma. An effective chemopreventive agent might avoid the need for surgery and reduce the cost and morbid...
Date:   Jul 2007
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