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By Stephen Daniells The benefits of vitamin D for brain health may warrant recommendations for supplements in groups at risk of low levels, leading American scientists say. Bruce Ames and Joyce McCann from the Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland state that the evidence overall indicates that inexpensive and prudent supplementation is warranted for groups whose vitamin D status is exceptionally low, particularly nursing infants, the elderly, and African Americans.… continue reading

Joy Colangelo Have you ever had the sinking feeling that everything you once thought of as true is just not the whole story? Let’s test reality a bit and play “What if?” What if sunscreen encouraged skin cancer? We now have several generations who have slathered on sunscreen their entire lives, yet skin cancer is on the rise even in this population.… continue reading

TORONTO- 2007 was a record year for Fabutan’s 6th Annual Ray of Hope campaign. Fundraising efforts during the month of October resulted in over $88,000 being donated to the Vitamin D Society for Breast Cancer research. The Ray of Hope campaign understands the necessity to help fund research initiatives as Breast Cancer affects 1 in 9 Canadian women and their families.… continue reading

Vitamin D deficiency, is it a hidden epidemic? “A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that the widespread deficiency of vitamin D among Americans is more harmful than once believed, increasing their risk of fractures, muscle weakness, and even cancer as they age” Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that performs in the same way as a hormone, it regulates the formation of bone and assists in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the intestines.… continue reading

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published on Monday. People with scalp or neck melanomas died at nearly twice the rate of those with melanoma elsewhere on the body, the researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found.… continue reading