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Cytochroma Receives $1M to Develop Vitamin D Capsule

MARKHAM, Ontario—Cytochroma has closed an equity investment of $1 million from the Investment Accelerator Fund, a fund of the Province of Ontario that invests in emerging Ontario technology companies. ...More

July 26, 2011

Posted in News, Business

Rockwell Acquires Generic Vitamin D Drug

WIXOM, Mich.—Rockwell Medical has acquired an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for injectable, active Vitamin-D (Calcitriol) for hemodialysis patients. ...More

July 26, 2011

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Cytochroma Starts Phase 2B Study of Vitamin D Capsules

MARKHAM, Ontario—Cytochroma has started a repeat-dose safety and efficacy study of CTAP101 Capsules in patients with vitamin D insufficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD). ...More

February 17, 2011

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Poor Control of Diabetes May be Linked to Low Vitamin D

SAN DIEGO— Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with Type 2 diabetes and may be associated with poor blood sugar control, according to a new study presented June 19 at The Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting. ...More

June 21, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Medical Directors Concerned About Bundle, Patient Outcomes

EXTON, Pa.—Medical directors report a significantly higher awareness of the dialysis bundle and have become decidedly more negative about the impact to patient outcomes, according to new results released March 24 by BioTrendsResearch Group. ...More

March 24, 2010

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

Vitamin D Helps Reduce Heart Disease Risk

MURRAY, UTAH—Preventing and treating heart disease in some patients could be as simple as supplementing their diet with extra vitamin D, according to two new studies at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray, Utah. ...More

March 16, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Vitamin D Deficiency Likely Among Patients Starting Dialysis

WASHINGTON—Vitamin D deficiency is almost universal among kidney disease patients who have low blood protein levels and who start dialysis during the winter, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology. ...More

February 25, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Researchers Link Vitamin D Deficiency to CVD, Death

MURRAY, Utah—Inadequate levels of vitamin D may significantly increase a person's risk of stroke, heart disease, and death, even among people who've never had heart disease, according to a new study by researchers at the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in ...More

November 17, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma

Vitamin D Improves Insulin Resistance

Vitamin D improved insulin resistance in insulin-resistant women in a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition. ...More

October 28, 2009

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Vitamin D Improves Insulin Resistance

Improving vitamin D status in insulin resistant women resulted in improved insulin resistance (IR) and sensitivity, but no change in insulin secretion. ...More

September 30, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

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