background: metabolic syndrome (ms) is an important risk factor that is associated with vitamin d deficiency, according to recent studies. this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d level and risk of metabolic syndrome in children in birjand. materials and methods: a case-control study on 6 to 18 years old metabolic syndrome patients, this investigation was ...

migraine is a disabling headache disorder. that is characterized by recurrent unilateral pulsatile headaches. it is one of the most common neurological disorder in the world that nearly one billion of people are affected by migraines. the main migraine’s features are headaches. accompanying symptoms are nausea, sometimes vomiting, photophobia, neck pain and muscle tension. its attacks last seve...

Objective: Psoriasis is an inflammatory disease of the skin and the joints. Psoriatic patients sometimes suffer from vitamin D deficiency and hypocalcemia. The aim of our study was to evaluate the level of calcium and vitamin D in patients with psoriasis. Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross sectional study, 110 cases of psoriasis that were referred to Shohadaye Mehrab clinic during...

background and objectives: vitamin d deficiency/insufficiency is a global health problem. the importance of this problem is doubled in growing children because of their increased need for skeletal growth. this investigation was performed firstly to assess vitamin d status, and secondly to examine its possible relationship with sex, residing area and duration of sun exposure in 9-12 years old ch...

Background and Objective: There has been a resurgence of nutritional rickets in children in many developing countries. Furthermore, Vitamin D deficiency is one of the major health problems and unexpectedly has a high prevalence in sunny countries (e.g. Middle East). In order to find out the association between vitamin D deficiencies in mothers and their neonates, we designed this study. Meth...

Vitamin D deficiency is endemic to South Asia, and is associated with varied biochemical and clinical presentations. Health care professionals of all specialties need to ensure optimal Vitamin D level of all persons, irrespective of age or gender, to prevent the many complications that are associated with vitamin D deficiency. These pragmatic recommendations aim to support health care professio...