Vitamin A supports healthy eyes, skin, immune function, and more. Who needs a supplement? Experts discuss the benefits, risks, and how to take them.

This reported increase in vitamin A toxicity cases comes as U.S. Health ... the onset of symptoms and three to five days after the rash develops. Dr. Ron Cook, Lubbock's community health authority ...

As a measles outbreak spreads across the U.S., doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A. At Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock ...

Symptoms may include a high fever, cough, runny nose and a rash all over the body ... particularly in patients who are malnourished and may have a vitamin A deficiency. This has led to a ...

Experts from America’s Poison Centers explain that overusing vitamin A can be toxic, and any and all use should be directed by a medical professional. Additionally, the MMR vaccine remains the best ...

Symptoms include a high fever, cough, red eyes, runny nose and a rash all over the body ... In other words, doctors may prescribe vitamin A to treat a deficiency. Vitamin A deficiency has long ...

The rash usually appears 14 days after patients ... for patients" suffering from severe cases of measles and vitamin deficiency. However, too much vitamin A can lead to adverse effects.

There’s been a lot of discussion about Vitamin A protecting against the ... but the biggest thing we get concerned about is toxicity to the liver,” said Edelen. The best thing you can do ...

"And that is absolutely not the case." Much of the literature about vitamin A and measles comes from lower- and middle-income countries, where deficiency may pose more of a problem. However ...

Vitamin A deficiency in the United States affects less ... Then, a red blotchy rash starts to develop on the face and neck and spreads over the body. Complications from a measles infection can ...

Dr. Lesley Motheral, a pediatrician in Lubbock, said kids in Texas are generally well-nourished and don’t need extra vitamin A. “Recovery for patients with acute toxicity can be rapid when the ...