In the News
Doctor preaches wonder cure: Vitamin D
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
By JOSEPHINE MARCOTTY, Star Tribune
The young man was back in the hospital again. Flare-ups from his sickle-cell disease have put him there repeatedly over the years, and he’s only 25. This time, though, something was different. Sunlight streamed across his bed as Dr.… continue reading
Vitamin D Receptor Gene Variant Tied to Melanoma
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
(HealthDay News) — A possible link between melanoma and a gene involved in vitamin D metabolism has been identified by Italian researchers. They examined existing scientific literature on the association between melanoma (the most serious type of skin cancer) and common variants of the vitamin D receptor gene Bsml, and concluded that people with certain variants of the gene may be at increased risk for melanoma.… continue reading
Lack of the sunshine vitamin raises risk of MS: Canadian study
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
MONTREAL — New Canadian research is offering hope that some day preventing multiple sclerosis will be as simple as popping a vitamin D pill each day. A study of Canadian children suffering their first symptoms of the disease has made the surprising discovery that those with low levels of the vitamin are far more likely to develop a full-blown case of it than those who have sufficient amounts.… continue reading
Tan Politics
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
TODAY’S HEADLINE STORY: Palin has a tanning bed in her Alaska mansion, news agency confirms U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin had an indoor tanning bed installed in the Alaska governor’s mansion shortly after becoming that state’s governor in 2007, an on-line journal reported on Monday.… continue reading
Vitamin D Deficiency and Muscle Weakness
Monday, September 15, 2008
By Kevin Flatt
Very severe vitamin D deficiency leads to muscle weakness. But less was known about milder vitamin D deficiency and muscle weakness or risk of falling. Now, according to an analysis by ARS-funded scientists and their colleagues, older adults who get supplemental vitamin D in their diets are less likely to slip and fall down.… continue reading
