Vitamin A

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Reviewed January 2009

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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:   Jun 2009
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 possible complications include pneumonia. Measles is a major cause of death in children in low-income countries and is particularly dangerous for children with vitamin A deficiency. This review found that there was no si...
Date:   Mar 2009
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:   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 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:   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:   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
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:   There is not enough evidence to support the use of vitamin A to treat nappy rash. 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 vary...
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:   Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitamin A supplementation for pregnant women in areas where deficiency is common can reduce night-blindness, but more research is needed on other possible health benefits....
Date:   Aug 2002
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
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