Vitamins and Minerals Health information topics about Vitamins and Minerals: Children 1. Vitamins Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html 2. Does Your Child Need Vitamin Supplements? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ03BR8W7C&sub_... 3. Vitamin D Deficiency Clinical Report: Patient FAQs American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/family/vitdpatients.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Vitamins National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=vitamins&recruiting=true 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Micronutrients National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=micronutrients&recruiting=tru... Directories 1. Find a Nutrition Professional American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org/Public/PublicDietitianDisclaimerAdvanced.htm Organizations 1. National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary S http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/ 2. Food and Nutrition Information Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/ 3. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html Overviews 1. Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: Use with Care Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=NU00198 2. Vitamins Harvard School of Public Health http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamins.html Prevention/Screening 1. Taking Vitamin Supplements to Prevent Cardiovascul American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/139/1/I-76 Related Issues 1. Beta-Carotene - (Systemic) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DR202623 2. Vitamin K (Systemic) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DR202599 3. Vitamins and Minerals in the Prevention and Manage Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0600/0644.asp?index=... 4. Vitamins: Help or Hindrance to Good Health? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2700/2776.asp?index=... 5. Wilson's Disease: Reducing Copper in Your Die Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01544 6. Zinc National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/cc/zinc.html 7. Vitamin B6 National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb6.asp 8. Vitamin E: Is It Bad for You? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00523 9. Vitamin E National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamine.asp 10. Folic Acid (Vitamin B 9) (Systemic) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DR202250 11. Facing Cardiac Surgery? Ask Your Doctor about Vita Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/prevention/alternative... 12. Colloidal Minerals: Are They Better Than Other Sou Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00447 13. Chromium Supplements: Can They Increase Metabolism Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00614 14. Arthritis Today's 2003 Vitamin and Mineral Gu Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/2003_archives/Vitamin_Min... 15. Magnesium National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/magnesium.asp 16. NCCAM Consumer Advisory on Coral Calcium National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/coral/coral.htm 17. Potassium: Not Getting Enough? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00884 18. Vitamin A and Bone Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r617i&doctitle=Vitamin+A+and+Bone+Heal... 19. Vitamin A and Carotenoids National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/cc/vita.html 20. Vitamin B12 National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp 21. Vitamin D National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp 22. Iron National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/iron.asp Research 1. Vitamin E Supplements May Be Harmful American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/1/I-40 2. Vitamin E Supplements National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/vitamine/vitamine.htm 3. How Vitamin C Is Administered Affects How Much Rea American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/7/I-61 4. Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Extensi National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/Hope-Too 5. Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ATBCfollowup Seniors 1. Multivitamins Good but Who Pays? Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/Resources/DisplayScreamingNews.asp?id=377 2. Should Everyone over Age 75 Take a Multivitamin? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3500/3523.asp?index=... Specific Conditions 1. Vitamin and Mineral Supplements to Prevent Cardiov American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4788 Teenagers 1. Mineral Chart Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/misc/mineral_chart.html 2. Vitamin Chart Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/misc/vitamin_chart.html 3. Vitamins and Minerals Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/vitamins_minerals.html   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! Health News Yahoo! Health News 'Record births' after New Zealand quake A record number of babies were born in the aftermath of the powerful 7.0 earthquake that rocked New Zealand this weekend, hospital officials said on Monday. WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday. 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