In a new study, researchers examined herbal supplements with immune-activating properties that could trigger or worsen ...

Vitamin D is important to our overall health, and now scientists have made some notable discoveries about how deficiency early in life can trigger problems with the body's immune system. Researchers ...

We don't yet know if vitamin D supplements can boost your immune system, as research on the topic has shown mixed results. If you want to try vitamin D supplements for better immune health, your ...

Deficiency of vitamin D has been linked to issues in bone health, but recent studies are revealing a more complex relationship between this nutrient and the immune system. Emerging evidence suggests ...

A certain vitamin deficiency could trigger autoimmune conditions. Researchers at McGill University in Canada studied mice genetically engineered to not produce vitamin d naturally. They found the ...

CNN — Taking daily vitamin D and fish oil supplements may help protect older adults from developing autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, thyroid diseases and polymyalgia ...

The body can naturally produce vitamin D when skin is exposed to sunlight, but this process declines significantly in winter. There also aren't many food sources of vitamin D. But vitamin D is very ...

Autoimmune diseases remain some of the most difficult to prevent and treat of all common conditions. For the 80 or so disorders -- from alopecia causing hair loss to rheumatoid arthritis causing foot ...

A surge in autoimmune disease flare-ups, especially arthritis, is linked to cold weather and high pollution levels. Dr. Uma ...

New research finds Vitamin D supplementation for five years taken with, or without, fish oil (Omega 3 fatty acid) may help reduce autoimmune disease, such as lupus. In the study, led by Dr. Karen ...

More than one-third of pregnant women are iron deficient, placing them at increased risk of a thyroid disease that increases the likelihood of pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, warn Belgian ...

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency is the most common primary immunodeficiency in humans. It can increase the risk of allergies, asthma, and autoimmune disease. Primary immunodeficiencies are ...