Few multivitamin products for children supply the recommended dose of 400 IU a day of vitamin D, suggest the results of a survey of 91 different products, published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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Diabetes Drug Effective Against Heart Failure in Wide Spectrum of Patients
The cardiovascular benefits of the diabetes drug dapagliflozin extend across a wide spectrum of patients and are especially pronounced in those with reduced ejection fraction, a measure of the heart’s pumping ability indicative of poor heart functioning, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session.
NASA Finds Heavy Rainfall Potential in New Tropical Cyclone Trevor
Tropical Cyclone Trevor formed in the Coral Sea of the Southwestern Pacific Ocean on March 18.
NASA Sees Savannah Lose Its Tropical Eye
Tropical Cyclone Savannah weakened and “lost” its eye as high clouds filtered over it.
Algal Library Lends Insights into Genes for Photosynthesis
It isn’t easy being green.
Back to The Drawing Board for Conservationists Battling Against Infectious Parrot Disease
The research team found that annual disinfection of parakeet nest sites prior to the breeding season, intended to reduce the spread of infectious disease in endangered parrot species, didn’t have the impact conservationists expected or indeed, had hoped for, leading to recommendation for a different approach.
