In the News
Vitamin D linked to longer life
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
A Calgary-based tanning salon company has been vindicated. A year and half ago, Fabutan agreed to stop promoting the health benefits of indoor tanning. Since then research has shown that adequate levels of vitamin D have been linked to a reduction in certain cancers, and a new study showed it also could increase your lifespan.… continue reading
Vitamin D increases life expectancy, study finds
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Angela Mulholland, CTV.ca News
An intriguing new study finds that those who take vitamin D supplements can increase their life expectancies by one to two years. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, is just the latest to add to the growing body of evidence that “the sunshine vitamin” is not just good for strengthening bones but also appears to increase survival.… continue reading
Top 20 things that are more dangerous to children than lead paint
Monday, September 10, 2007
Bill Haymin
Because of Bill’s concerns about the seriousness and the sobering times we are living in, his intentions will be mainly devoted ( as he has been ) to posting articles that will alert and inform the reading public about the issues that are not covered or not covered truthfully by the “National News Media.”… continue reading
We have underestimated the importance of Vitamin D
Monday, September 10, 2007
By Stephen Roberts
In the past 10 years, we have learned that vitamin D is much more important for health than previously thought and that up to 50 percent of adults and children are at risk of being vitamin D deficient.… continue reading
Low vitamin D during pregnancy linked to pre-eclampsia
Monday, September 10, 2007
Michele D. Baum BaumMD@upmc.edu
PITTSBURGH – Vitamin D deficiency early in pregnancy is associated with a five-fold increased risk of preeclampsia, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences reported this week in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.… continue reading
