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Alarming graph on COVID-19 Vitamin D deficiency

Wondering what vitamins, and supplements to take to boost your immunity during the pandemic?

Did you know that vitamins such as vitamin D3 and Vitamin C play an important your body's ability to fight infections including respiratory infections? A recent meta-analysis that included 11,321 people from 14 countries demonstrated that supplementing with vitamin D decreased the risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in both those who were deficient in vitamin D and those with adequate levels.

Vitamin D supplements have also been shown to reduce mortality in older adults, who are most at risk for developing respiratory illnesses like coronavirus infections Learn more.

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Obesity facts

Obesity

• Up to 71% of Americans are insulin resistant leading to weight gain in the belly and upper part of the body.
• 35 percent of all Americans have metabolic syndrome or prediabetes.
• The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the United States was $147 billion in 2008 US dollars; the medical cost for people who have obesity was $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.
• More obesity facts from the Center for Disease Control(CDC).

Facts about human body

Amazing facts about human body

• The human body contains 30 000 billion red blood cells. The human body is estimated to have 60,000 miles of blood vessels.
• The human heart beats 30 million times a year.

Sleep facts

• You have no sense of smell when you're sleeping.
• You burn more calories while sleeping than you do when watching television.

In the news

• Transplanted brown-fat-like cells hold promise for obesity and diabetes
• US president Donald Trump and First Lady test positive for COVID-19 - New York Times
• Trump treated with Regeneron experimental antibody treatment
• Study:Vitamin D sufficiency may reduce complications of COVID-19
• COVID-19: Can we tackle the root cause of inflammation?
• The ancient Neanderthal hand in severe COVID-19
• Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to mutations or antibodies

Diet and Nutrition

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ketogenic diet is a high-fat adequate-protein low-carbohydrate diet. A ketogenic diet is a popular lifestyle for many dieters trying to lose weight or to live a low carbohydrate load diet. Learn more...

Back pain

• Pain the back or back pain, is a common health problem affecting 8 out of 10 people at some point during their lives.
• Back pain can range from a dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp pain.
• Acute back pain comes on suddenly and usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks.
• Back pain is called chronic if it lasts for more than three months.
• Most back pain goes away on its own, though it may take awhile.
• Taking over-the-counter pain relievers and resting can help.
• Treatment for back pain depends on what kind of pain you have, and what is causing it.
• It may include hot or cold packs, exercise, medicines, injections, complementary treatments, and sometimes surgery.
• Learn more

Wiki is the way to go for Medicine

Wiki is the way

According to Peter Frishauf, founder of Medscape, something like Wikipedia For Medicine is The Future! "For readers, Wikipedia is a win.

• In traditional publishing, readers must wade through many articles on a subject, each written by a few experts, published at 1 moment in time.
• In Wikipedia you read 1 living article written by many, continually updated by many.
• Who needs 50 articles on avian flu when 1 will do? And Wikipedia content is often the best on the Web, which means the best anywhere.
• For writers, Wikipedia offers neither authorship, recognition, reward, nor punishment.
• Articles aren't indexed, but with Google and Yahoo!, who needs it?
• The motivation for writing is love of information and a desire to share it. I say a variant of Wikipedia for medicine is the future -- and it's good."

The vision of WikiMD is exactly that! I.e. To be a comprehensive and free source of medical information for all with articles on everything related to medicine and linking everything related to health on the internet. Join us in this unique effort and contribute to wikiMD.

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