Vitamin D reduces lung disease flare-ups by over 40 percent

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-12/qmuo-vdr120114.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 1-Dec-2014

Contact: Charli Scouller
Queen Mary, University of London
Vitamin D reduces lung disease flare-ups by over 40 percent

Vitamin D supplements can reduce COPD lung disease flare-ups by over 40% in patients with a vitamin D deficiency - according to new research from Queen Mary University of London. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) includes conditions such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and is thought to affect more than 3 million people in the UK.

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