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Provided by: The Canadian Press Written by: Lindsey Tanner, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the “sunshine” vitamin’s role in good health. Patients with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D were about two times more likely to die from any cause during the next eight years than those with the highest levels, the study found.… continue reading

By Deborah Kotz, US News & World Report Coinciding with the first week of summer, a study published today underscores the importance of getting adequate amounts of sunlight for its vitamin D-boosting benefits. The research, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows that those with the lowest vitamin D levels have more than double the risk of dying from heart disease and other causes over an eight-year period compared with those with the highest vitamin D levels.… continue reading

A SKIN cancer research study of about 1600 Nambour residents since 1986 has begun to reveal how the risk of developing the disease may be reduced. Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) scientists who have been researching the link between nutrition and skin cancer say green, leafy vegetables can reduce the risk of skin cancer in some people.… continue reading

Newswise — Pain is the most common complaint leading patients to seek medical care and much of it is chronic, lasting 3 months or longer. According to an extensive review of clinical research in a new report from Pain Treatment Topics, inadequate vitamin D intake has been linked to a long list of chronic painful maladies, including bone and joint pain of various types, muscle pain, fibromyalgia syndrome, rheumatic disorders, osteoarthritis, and other complaints.… continue reading

SmartTan.com Colon cancer patients with high vitamin D levels are 39 percent less likely to die from the disease in the years following diagnosis of the disease and 48 percent less likely to die from any cause, according to a Journal of Oncology study published this week.… continue reading