When your body lacks vitamin D, it can disrupt several important functions, especially the bones, muscles and immune system. Here are some ways how a deficiency of vitamin D can impact your health.

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There's no ideal time of day to take vitamin D for maximum absorption. However, experts recommend taking the fat-soluble vitamin with a meal. Beyond pairing the supplement with a fat, dosage and type ...

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, researchers are using the same tactics to advance prostate cancer treatment. A recent ...

Wolinsky is a Chicago-based medical journalist and publisher of The Active Surveillor, a Substack newsletter that covers lower-risk prostate cancer and active surveillance. In 2002, at age 55, I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A substance the body makes from vitamin A can make the immune system less effective at fighting cancer, a new study reveals.

A substance the body makes from vitamin A can make the immune system less effective at fighting cancer, a new study reveals. Vitamin A itself is an essential nutrient, but one of its byproducts can ...

Vitamin B3, or niacin, is essential in small amounts for normal body function. The skin, nerves, and digestive system all require vitamin B3. Research has examined nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, ...

Stage 3 prostate cancer is locally advanced, with tumors extending beyond the prostate but not metastasizing distantly. Diagnosis involves the TNM system, Gleason score, PSA tests, and imaging to ...

Staging means finding out how far prostate cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group prostate cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being ...

A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test that measures a protein released in the blood by prostate cells. Both normal and cancerous prostate cells release the protein. Most of the time, ...

In a recent interview with CURE, Dr. Kai Tsao discussed treatment advancements for patients with prostate cancer. In a recent interview with CURE, Dr. Kai Tsao broke down current treatment ...