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• Case-control studies of relation between childhood cancer and neonatal vitamin K administration

  Authors:S. Jane Passmore, Gerald Draper, Pat Brownbill, and Mary KrollFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 316, Issue 7126) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 17, 19984,879 words Article Objective: To investigate the possible link between neonatal administration of intramuscular vitamin K and childhood cancer. Design: Matched case-control study. Setting: Selected large maternity units in England and...

• Vitamin K2

  From:Alternative Medicine Review (Vol. 14, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20096,209 words Report [FORMULA NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] Introduction Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for the functioning of several proteins involved in blood clotting) Discovered in 1929 by Danish scientist Henrik Dam,...

• Ecological studies of relation between hospital policies on neonatal vitamin K administration and subsequent occurrence of childhood cancer

  Authors:S. Jane Passmore, Gerald Draper, Pat Brownbill, and Mary KrollFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 316, Issue 7126) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 17, 19983,298 words Article Objective: To investigate the possible link between neonatal administration of intramuscular vitamin K and childhood cancer. Design: Ecological studies comparing incidence of cancer in groups of children classified by...

• Vitamin K status among children with cystic fibrosis and its relationship to bone mineral density and bone turnover.

  Authors:Steven P. Conway, Susan P. Wolfe, Keith G. Brownlee, Helen White, Brian Oldroyd, John G. Truscott, et al.From:Pediatrics (Vol. 115, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20055,552 words Article Objective. The aim of this study was to assess vitamin K status in an unselected population of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and to investigate any vitamin K effect on bone turnover and bone mineral status....

• Vitamin K status in preterm infants: a randomised controlled trial to compare three regimes of prophylaxis

  Authors:P. Clarke, S.J. Mitchell, R. Wynn, S. Sundaram, V. Speed, E. Gardener, et al.From:Archives of Disease in Childhood (Vol. 89, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 2004359 words Article Background: Neonatal vitamin K stores are precarious. Without vitamin K prophylaxis preterm infants may be at particular risk of vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), but the optimal dose and route is unclear. Aim:...

• Case-control study of childhood leukaemia and cancer in Scotland: findings for neonatal intramuscular vitamin K

  Authors:Patricia A. McKinney, Edmund Juszczak, Elizabeth Findlay, and Katrina SmithFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 316, Issue 7126) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 17, 19983,860 words Article Objective: To test the hypothesis of an association between neonatal intramuscular vitamin K and childhood leukaemia and other cancers. Design: Population based case-control study with data abstracted from hospital...

• Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn in the British Isles: two year prospective study

  Authors:Andrew W. McNinch and John H. TrippFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 303, Issue 6810) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2, 19913,886 words Article This prospective study was performed to determine the incidence of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn and the effectiveness of current methods of preventing this condition. Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is a...

• Neonatal vitamin K administration and childhood cancer in the north of England: retrospective case-control study

  Authors:L. Parker, M. Cole, A.W. Craft, and E.N. HeyFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 316, Issue 7126) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 17, 19984,073 words Article Objective: To explore the possible association between intramuscular vitamin K given to neonates and the subsequent development of childhood cancer. Design: Retrospective case-control study on the basis of hospital...

• Low vitamin K linked to knee osteoarthritis

  Author:Mitchel L. ZolerFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 40, Issue 19)

  Nov. 15, 2010588 words Article 1370LFROM THE WORLD CONGRESS ON OSTEOARTHRITIS BRUSSELS -- Vitamin K deficiency may increase the risk for developing knee osteoarthritis and for forming knee cartilage lesions, judging from the findings of a 30-month...

• Vitamin K for increased INRs

  Author:John RussellFrom:Patient Care for the Nurse PractitionerPeer-Reviewed

  May 2006200 words Brief article 1190LDezee KJ, Shimeall WT, Douglas KM, et al. Treatment of excessive anticoagulation with phytonadione (vitamin K): a meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:391-397. This meta-analysis of 21 studies reviewed phytonadione...

• Neonatal vitamin K prophylaxis: the Gordian knot still awaits untying

  Author:Rudiger von KriesFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 316, Issue 7126) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 17, 19981,747 words Article The question of whether or not vitamin K injections for newborns cause cancer is the subject of several studies, none of which completely answer the question. Vitamin K is given to newborn children to prevent bleeding...

• Parental Refusal of Vitamin K and Neonatal Preventive Services: A Need for Surveillance

  Authors:Lauren H. Marcewicz, Joshua Clayton, Matthew Maenner, Erika Odom, Ekwutosi Okoroh, Deborah Christensen, et al.From:Maternal and Child Health Journal (Vol. 21, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20174,133 words Report 1520LObjectives Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) in infants is a coagulopathy preventable with a single dose of injectable vitamin K at birth. The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) and Centers for Disease Control and...

• Vitamin K prophylaxis for preterm infants: a randomized, controlled trial of 3 regimens

  Authors:Paul Clarke, Simon J. Mitchell, Robert Wynn, Shanmuga Sundaram, Valerie Speed, Elizabeth Gardener, et al.From:Pediatrics (Vol. 118, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2006374 words Author abstract, Bri... 1540LOBJECTIVE. Preterm infants may be at particular risk from either inadequate or excessive vitamin K prophylaxis. Our goal was to assess vitamin K status and metabolism in preterm infants after 3 regimens of prophylaxis....

• Neonatal Vitamin K might reduce vulnerability to alcohol dependence in Danish men *

  Authors:Ann M. Manzardo, Elizabeth C. Penick, Joachim Knop, Elizabeth J. Nickel, Sandra Hall, Per Jensen, et al.From:Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Vol. 66, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20055,067 words Article ABSTRACT. Objective: Levels of oxidative defenses and blood-clotting factors are normally reduced in newborns, increasing the risk of injury to developing brain structures around the time of birth. This early neonatal...

• Vitamin K prophylaxis against haemorrhagic disease of the newborn in the United Kingdom

  Authors:Jeffrey Handel and John H. TrippFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 303, Issue 6810) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2, 19911,046 words Article This study documents the policy in the UK regarding prophylactic administration of vitamin K to newborns. This is done to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, a very serious bleeding disorder in which hemorrhage...

• More on the vitamin A/osteoporosis connection: margarine and vitamin K. (Literature Review & Commentary)

  Author:Alan R. GabyFrom:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 228) Peer-Reviewed

  July 2002356 words Brief article During the hydrogenation of phylloquinone (vitamin K1) rich oils (such as soybean and canola oil), phylloquinone is converted to its hydrogenated form, dihydrophylloquinone. The mean intake of dihydrophylloquinone by US...

• Vitamins K1 and K2: The Emerging Group of Vitamins Required for Human Health

  Author:Gerry Kurt SchwalfenbergFrom:Journal of Nutrition and MetabolismPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20174,591 words Report 1410LObjective. To review the evidence for the use of vitamin K supplementation in clinical conditions such as osteoporosis, vascular calcification, arthritis, cancer, renal calculi, diabetes, and warfarin therapy. Quality...

• Food sources and dietary intakes of vitamin K-1 (phylloquinone) in the American diet: data from the FDA Total Diet Study. (Research)

  Authors:Sarah L. Booth, Jean A.T. Pennington, and James A. SadowskiFrom:Journal of the American Dietetic Association (Vol. 96, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 19964,385 words Article Objective: To identify important food sources and estimate dietary intake of vitamin K-1 (phylloquinone) in the American diet. Design: Core foods from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Total Diet Study (TDS),...

• Maternal High Fat Diet Affects Offspring's Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins Expression Levels

  Authors:Stuart Lanham, Felino R. Cagampang, and Richard O. C. OreffoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 18, 20157,423 words Report 1530LStudies suggest bone growth & development and susceptibility to vascular disease in later life are influenced by maternal nutrition, during intrauterine and early postnatal life. There is evidence for a role of vitamin...

• Effect of vitamin K[sub]1 supplementation on matrix Gla protein level and vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients

  Authors:Ahmed Ahmed Saad, Eglal Kenawy, Ahmed Elashakr, Hesham Amin, Ahmed Eldali, and Waleed MohammedFrom:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol. 29, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20173,167 words Report 1610LByline: Ahmed. Ahmed Saad, Eglal. Kenawy, Ahmed. Elashakr, Hesham. Amin, Ahmed. Eldali, Waleed. Mohammed Background Matrix Gla protein (MGP) is a potent calcification inhibitor of the arterial wall. Its activity...