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Is sunshine the key to juvenile diabetes?
Thursday, June 5, 2008
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
The cause of juvenile diabetes has long eluded medical researchers, with no one knowing why children develop the disease, and why rates vary so dramatically around the world. Among children under 14, Canadians are believed to have the third-highest rate in the world.… continue reading
Take it easy: Experts
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
By DHARM MAKWANA
Tanning isn’t terrible but, like everything in life, laying out in the sun should be done in moderation. So says Dr. Jason Rivers, one of four dermatologists out yesterday at Kits Beach Park, offering free checks for skin cancer to hundreds of sun-hungry residents.… continue reading
Kids’ Low Vitamin D Worries Doctors
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
By ALLYSON T. COLLINS
The sunshine vitamin is in the spotlight again — and this time the focus is on infants and toddlers. Many young children do not get enough vitamin D, one team of researchers said. And while experts agree on the problem, the solution is another matter.… continue reading
Vitamin D for babies may prevent type 1 diabetes
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new analysis of current research provides “the strongest evidence to date” that giving small children supplemental vitamin D will help prevent them from developing type 1 diabetes later on, according to the review’s co-author.… continue reading
First Study to Examine Vitamin D Insufficiency in Pediatric Patients With Low Bone Density
Monday, June 2, 2008
Libraries Medical News Keywords NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL; VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY
Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Description Vitamin D insufficiency is common in adults and is emerging in the world of pediatrics. A mild degree of vitamin D deficiency, also known as vitamin D insufficiency, causes rickets in children and can be treated with increased amount of nutritional vitamin D intake as well as increased sun exposure.… continue reading
