“On rare occasions, vitamin and mineral deficiencies can cause skin bruising,” notes Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical ...

THAT’S MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK. A SIMPLE COMPLAINT THAT A PATIENT IS MORE TIRED THAN USUAL IS ENOUGH TO TIP OFF DOCTOR ARIEL LANGER. A LOT OF THE TIME WHEN I SEE PATIENTS WHO ARE IRON DEFICIENT, ...

Scientists are still untangling why the nutrient gap persists—and what it reveals about how women’s health is studied and treated.

Virtually every cell in the body requires iron in order to function well. Iron is involved in key bodily processes, including the transportation of oxygen in the blood. It also plays a central role in ...

Every single day, millions of Americans cross bridges they assume are safe. They don't think twice about the steel beams ...

Almost half of all Americans are deficient in vitamin D. This shocking statistic was put to health experts who spoke to Newsweek about the importance of vitamin D and how not having enough of it in ...

People may follow a vegan diet for various different reasons, ranging from wanting to lose weight, trying to reduce environmental footprint through to helping to address concerns about animal welfare.

There is a significant inverse relationship between concentrations of circulating 25­-hydroxy­-vitamin D (25[OH]D) and all-cause mortality, but only in people with vitamin D deficiency, suggests a new ...