Vitamin

A vitamin is an organic compound that is an essential micronutrient which an organism needs in small quantities for its proper functioning but cannot synthesize in sufficient amounts and must obtain from its diet.

Why it’s in the news: Vitamins are in the news due to discussions about their topical use for scar treatment, corporate acquisitions in the vitamin industry, and medical debates regarding the necessity of vitamin K injections for newborns.

Latest on Vitamin

• Can you make scars fade? Doctors explain why they form and what works – from silicone sheets to Vitamin E
• Japan's Kirin buys Canadian vitamin maker for $1.3bn in health science push
• The risk of refusing a newborn’s vitamin K shot

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