21. Rickets - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia rickets. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hereditary rickets is caused byan inherited defect which prevents the kidney from retaining phosphate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets

Rickets From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rickets is a vitamin deficiency disease of infancy and early childhood caused by lack of vitamin D . Rickets causes soft bones because vitamin D is not present to assist in calcium and phosphate uptake. Vitamin D is synthesised in the body on exposure to ultraviolet light and is supplemented in milk products. Some people who do not get enough sun exposure, milk products, or green vegetables may develop the disease, although this is rare today. Hereditary rickets is caused by an inherited defect which prevents the kidney from retaining phosphate. Rickets can also be caused by some other kidney and liver diseases. Rickets causes bone pain, slowed growth in children, dental problems, muscle loss and increased risk of fractures. The classic image of advanced rickets sufferers is of bow legs and a deformed chest and skull, with prominent frontal and parietal bones causing a distinctive "square headed" appearance. These deformities persist into adult life. Treatment involves increasing dietary intake of calcium, phosphate and vitamin D. Exposure to sunshine, cod liver oil , halibut-liver oil, and viosterol are all sources of vitamin D.

22. Pectus Excavatum - Genetic And Nutritional Factors Part of Sandy Simmons' Health and Logic site, exploring nutritional influences in many connective tissue and other health problems, including pectus, rickets/osteomalacia and other structural abnormalities affected by nutrient deficiencies or nutrient processing problems. http://www.ctds.info/pectus_excavatum.html

Con nective Tissue Disorder Home Search Site Map ... Links Pectus Excavatum Explores PE in Hereditary Connective Tissue Disorders and Rickets Read my Contents: Overview Scoliosis, Bone Densities and Pectus Excavatum PE and Rickets Blue Sclera, Pectus Excavatum and Rickets ... Summary Overview Pectus excavatum (PE) is defined as an abnormal formation of the rib cage where the breastbone caves in, resulting in a sunken chest appearance. Many doctors describe PE as a cosmetic defect or a congenital defect that is correctable only through surgery. But is it? This web site looks at the environmental factors that may influence pectus excavatum and the other rachitic skeletal features that often occur along with it, such as bowed limbs, scoliosis and flat feet. Return to top Scoliosis, Bone Densities and Pectus Excavatum Research shows that pectus excavatum is closely associated with scoliosis . Almost all studies of scoliosis and bone densities show that people with the disorder have low bone densities. A 1999 study in Europe recommended that everyone with scoliosis be screened for osteopenia, even children. (See my related section on

23. Osteomalacia And Rickets (vitamin D Deficiency) They are really the same condition; rickets is the name used when it occursin children whereas osteomalacia is the term used for adults. http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/osteomalaciarickets.htm

NetDoctor.co.uk Home News and features News Newsletter Features Encyclopaedia Diseases Examinations Medicines Premium services SMS services StayQuit thediet Health centres Allergy and asthma Children's health Depression Eczema ... All health centres Discussion and support Discussion forums Support groups Services Ask the doctor Find a hospital Search Medline Test yourself Information About NetDoctor Commercial opportunities NetDoctor.com Osteomalacia and rickets (vitamin D deficiency) Dr Colin Paterson , consultant physician What are osteomalacia and rickets? These are disorders caused by insufficient levels of vitamin D in the body. They are really the same condition; rickets is the name used when it occurs in children whereas osteomalacia is the term used for adults. Osteomalacia and rickets are the result of vitamin D deficiency. Where do we get vitamin D from? There are two sources of vitamin D: a person's diet formation in the skin through exposure to sunlight. There are few dietary sources of vitamin D. The best ones are fatty fish such as salmon and sardines, and margarines supplemented with vitamin D. Milk contains added vitamin D in the USA but not in the UK. Most people in the UK get most of their vitamin D from exposure of the skin to sunlight. The average person has enough vitamin D stored in their body to last for two or three years.

24. Symmetry Herbal And Health WebStore Facts on the vitamin such as RDA intake, functions, absorption, and deficiency signs including rickets. http://www.go-symmetry.com/vitamin-d.htm

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25. OJ Trivia quiz on the trial, including questions such as Which attorney went to jail? and Who had rickets? . http://www.physics.unlv.edu/~farley/humor/OJ.html

It's test time! This page has become famous! It is listed among a hundred-odd other trivia pages This page last updated June 21, 1997. Advanced students can investigate the Kellerman Kollection , a priceless archive of O. J. material and guide to other celebrity trials as well. All right students, get your thinking caps on. It's time for the.. OJ Simpson trial trivia quiz Photo of the happy couple There are a total of 52 questions: a full deck! But, of course, if YOU had a full deck, you wouldn't be reading this. NOTE! many of the questions are NEW!! Have your pencils ready. Don't peek at anyone else's paper or I'll sue your socks off! Which attorney went to jail? What does it take to join the dream team? "Black people can't float! " Who said that, and to whom? What was O. J.'s relationship with Bill Clinton? What did OJ Simpson say to the prisoner in the next cell, and who WAS the prisoner in the next cell How many books have been written about the OJ case? Who had breast implants? Who had his secretary send presents to his girlfriends on their birthdays?

26. Bbc.co.uk Health - Ask The Doctor - Rickets Ask the Doctor. Q rickets Is it still possible for people to sufferrickets? David. Dr Rob Hicks responds. Yes, this is still possible. http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/ask_doctor/rickets.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index THURSDAY 3rd June 2004 Text only BBC Homepage Health Home Lifestyle Home ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Ask the Doctor Q: Rickets... Is it still possible for people to suffer rickets? David Dr Rob Hicks responds Yes, this is still possible. When there's a deficiency of vitamin D the bones become weak and soft. This means they may develop an abnormal shape and are certainly at risk of breaking easily. In children vitamin D deficiency is called 'rickets', and in adults it's known as 'osteomalacia'. Bones need calcium to make them strong. However, to absorb calcium from the diet (dairy foods, fortified bread and cereals, for example) into the body vitamin D is needed too. Some of the vitamin D that we need to do this comes from our diet. Few foods actually contain vitamin D but those such as fish, eggs, and milk are quite a good source. The body also manufactures vitamin D in the skin when it is exposed to sunlight. The effects of vitamin D deficiency on the bones mean that children may not grow to their full potential and they may have knock-knees or bowed legs. Adults may suffer pain in the bones and find that they have difficulty climbing stairs or getting up from a squatting position.

27. CNN.com - Health - Rickets Resurgence: Disease Makes A Comeback - March 30, 2001 CNN http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/03/30/health.rickets/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Danish Japanese Korean Arabic Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Rickets resurgence: Disease makes a comeback U.S. health officials say lack of sunlight and too little milk are contributing to a resurgence of rickets By Christy Oglesby CNNfyi ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) Societal and environmental changes such as long commutes, smog and day care are contributing to the resurgence of childhood rickets a bone softening disease that health officials thought they had all but eliminated 70 years ago. Atlanta health officials have detected about 10 cases of the rare disease, said Dr. Norman Carvalho of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, a children's hospital. But there may be more, he said, because the disease's rarity may make it unrecognizable to physicians. And if doctors do ascertain that a patient has rickets, they are not required to report it to the state health department. Carvalho was the leader in a Georgia study on malnutrition that will appear in the April issue of the journal Pediatrics. The study, conducted from 1997 to 1999, found that about one in 200,000 children in Georgia is hospitalized with rickets.

28. AllRefer Health - Rickets (Osteomalacia In Children, Renal Rickets, Vitamin D De rickets (Osteomalacia in Children, Renal rickets, Vitamin D Deficiency) informationcenter covers causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, incidence http://health.allrefer.com/health/rickets-info.html

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29. Rickets/Osteomalacia rickets is an abnormal bone formation in children resulting from inadequate calciumin their bones. What are the symptoms of rickets and osteomalacia? http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/Concern/Rickets.htm

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30. Rickets, The Alfred I. DuPont Institute rickets IN AN ADOPTED CHILD. RICHARD B. ISLINGER, MD, OrthopaedicResident. WILLIAM G. MACKENZIE of her knee. rickets Background http://gait.aidi.udel.edu/res695/homepage/pd_ortho/educate/clincase/ricket.htm

RICKETS IN AN ADOPTED CHILD RICHARD B. ISLINGER, M.D., Orthopaedic Resident WILLIAM G. MACKENZIE, M.D., Attending Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon July 15,1996 CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT THE ALFRED I. DUPONT INSTITUTE WILMINGTON, DELAWARE CASE HISTORY: This patient was first seen here at the age of 2 and 1/2 years. She was referred here with the diagnosis of nutritional rickets. Significant past medical history included the following: She was adopted from Russia and according the Russian medical documents was born to a mother who suffered from alcohol abuse. She was born prematurely (gestational age not available) at 2000gms, 44cm, with an apgar of 5/6. Furthermore, she had previously been diagnosed with encephalopathy, anemia, fetal alcohol syndrome and rickets. - Since arriving here in the U.S., the adopted mother had her on vitamin supplements for 7 weeks. The mother states that the child began walking at the age of 27 months. She was seen by both orthopaedics and pediatrics and her physical exam was as follows: - She was well below the 5th percentile for both height and weight - There was delayed psycho-motor and speech development - Multiple rachitic deformities of the skeleton to include severe bowing of the tibias bilaterally (45 degrees), pigeon chest (pectus carinatum), thickened/widened wrists bilaterally and a trendelenberg gait on the left side.

31. Alpaca And Llama Health Information rickets in Alpacas and Llamas Stephen R. Purdy, DVM. Definition 1. ricketsis disease growing babies. Clinical Signs of rickets 1. mildest http://www.purdyvet.com/rickets.html

Rickets in Alpacas and Llamas Stephen R. Purdy, DVM Definition: Rickets is disease of the skeletal system of growing alpacas related to inadequate mineralization of bone as a result of a deficiency of calcium, phosphorus, and/or Vitamin D. The disease in camelids is most likely the result of a combined phosphorus and Vitamin D deficiency according to current research. Treatment with Vitamin D alone alleviates clinical signs of the disease. Adequate Vitamin D is necessary for proper absorption of both calcium and phosphorus from the intestinal tract, proper mineralization of bones, and prevention of excessive loss of calcium and phosphorus through the kidneys. A deficiency of Vitamin D will therefore result in: inadequate Ca and P absorption from the gut, thereby limiting the amount of bone building substances inadequate mineralization resulting in a weak bone structure increased loss of Ca and P also limiting the amount of bone building substances If this Ca and P defect occurs in a period of high demand, such as in the period of high bone mineralization between 3 and 6 months of age, defective bone is the result.

32. Dictionary.com/rickets Get the Top 10 Most Popular Sites for rickets . 5 entries found for rickets. Publishedby Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. rickets. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=rickets

33. Vitamin D Supplementation To Prevent Rickets In Breast-Fed Babies Vitamin D Supplementation To Prevent rickets in BreastFed Babies. However, casesof nutritional rickets among babies have been on the rise recently. http://www.ahrq.gov/child/rickets.htm

Clinical Highlights Vitamin D Supplementation To Prevent Rickets in Breast-Fed Babies To prevent rickets, dark-skinned infants and children who are fed only breast milk should receive 400 IU of vitamin D supplementation daily, beginning by at least 2 months of age. Select for PDF version (149 KB). PDF Help Contents Introduction Methods Findings and Discussion Action Taken ... For More Information Introduction Vitamin D is necessary for proper bone growth, but it is not found in many foods naturally. It is synthesized in the skin with exposure to sunlight, but many babies do not get much exposure to the sun for a number of reasons, such as not spending time outdoors and wearing clothes, hats, or sunscreen. The darker an infant's skin, the more sun exposure is needed to synthesize vitamin D. Although breastfeeding is the ideal form of nutrition for infants, it does not supply the vitamin D needed for healthy bone growth. Nutritional rickets is a condition in which children's bones are too soft and do not develop properly. Thanks largely to vitamin D supplementation of infant formula and recognition of the need for sunlight, rickets had become largely a thing of the past in the United States. However, cases of nutritional rickets among babies have been on the rise recently.

34. Rickets rickets. rickets is a childhood disorder involving softening and weakening of thebones, primarily caused by lack of vitamin D, calcium, and/or phosphate. http://www.healthscout.com/ency/article/000344.htm

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35. Rickets. rickets is a bone disease of early childhood characterised by soft and weakenedbones due to a lack of vitamin D, calcium or phosphorus. rickets. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Rickets?open

36. Encyclopaedia Topic : Rickets, Section : Introduction rickets. rickets is a childhood disorder characterised by deformed bones due to inadequateamounts of calcium and phosphorus being incorporated into the bone. http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=398

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38. Rickets On The Rise 11/26/00 rickets, a bone disorder caused by vitamin D deficiency, appears to be on the risein infants and toddlers who are exclusively breastfed, particularly African http://www.mercola.com/2000/nov/26/rickets.htm

Dr. Joseph Mercola Author of the Total Health Program Enter your e-mail address below to subscribe to my free newsletter: Previous Issues Essential Info Health Blog My Vision My Qualifications #1 Natural Health Site ... More... Health Resources Nutrition Plan Fewer Grains/Sugars More Omega-3 More Water ... Issue 181 November 26, 2000 Hands-Free Mobile Phones May Increase Radiation Exposure Fatty Acid Supplementation Improves Visual Function in Children Sunlight Important During Pregnancy Interview with TJ Sprott About SIDS Prevention ... Print this Page document.write ( "E-mail to a Friend" ); document.write ( "" ); Rickets on the Rise Rickets, a bone disorder caused by vitamin D deficiency, appears to be on the rise in infants and toddlers who are exclusively breastfed, particularly African Americans. Because of this, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), will likely issue new recommendations that all breast fed infants receive vitamin D supplements , in the near future.

39. Preventing Rickets Requires More Than Living In Sunny Climate Preventing rickets Requires More Than Living in Sunny Climate. Exposing the faceto sunlight for just one hour a day may be enough to prevent rickets. http://www.mercola.com/2001/jun/2/rickets.htm

Dr. Joseph Mercola Author of the Total Health Program Enter your e-mail address below to subscribe to my free newsletter: Previous Issues Essential Info Health Blog My Vision My Qualifications #1 Natural Health Site ... More... Health Resources Nutrition Plan Fewer Grains/Sugars More Omega-3 More Water ... Issue 225 June 2, 2001 Good Bacteria Fights the Flu Simple Measures May Prevent Motion Sickness Plants May Someday Deliver AIDS Vaccine GMO Crops Are An Accident Waiting to Happen ... Print this Page document.write ( "E-mail to a Friend" ); document.write ( "" ); Preventing Rickets Requires More Than Living in Sunny Climate Rickets can be caused by a deficiency of vitamin D in the diet or a lack of exposure to sunlight. Ultraviolet light triggers a reaction in the skin that helps the body synthesize its own vitamin D, which is used to help the body absorb calcium, the key bone-building nutrient. People with darker skin need more sunlight than their paler counterparts. The bone disorder rickets can strike adolescents who live in sunny climates. Investigators report on 1 male and 20 female adolescents living in Saudi Arabia developed rickets. The findings suggest that

40. HealthCentral - General Encyclopedia - Rickets rickets. Alternative names osteomalacia in children; deficiency vitamin D; renalosteodystrophy; pediatric osteomalacia; vitamin D deficiency; renal rickets http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000344.cfm

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