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Since the Covid-19 epidemic started multiple studies have repeatedly shown a link to Vitamin D deficiency

Thursday, October 1, 2020
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock was told to 'get his facts straight' today after shooting down vitamin D as a potential coronavirus treatment despite a growing body of evidence from around the world suggesting it works.  continue reading

Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 195

Monday, September 28, 2020
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 195   https://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/protecting-your-eyes-in-summer/article_747824e6-cdb7-11ea-b9e4-cf79f998b6be.html When writing about vision and sunlight, it is always in order to state a caveat about myopia. Myopia is closely associated with sun deprivation. Research showed that the prevalence of myopia among Chinese children living in Singapore was 29.1%, whereas Chinese children living in Sydney, Australia, had a prevalence rate of only 3.3%.… continue reading

Study Suggests Reduced Mortality Risk For Covid-19 May Be Associated With Adequate Vitamin D Levels

Monday, September 28, 2020
They found that patients older than 40 years old were 51.5 percent less likely to die from the infection if they had a sufficient level of Vitamin D, which they define as being at least 30 ng/mL (in Canada 75nmol/L). continue reading

NITRIC OXIDE: MIRACLE MOLECULE OF SUNLIGHT ON SKIN.

Monday, September 28, 2020
Nitric oxide is colorless gas that produced by the stimulation of ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation to the skin. continue reading

Why Ontario’s surging COVID-19 cases haven’t thrown everyone back into lockdown

Friday, September 25, 2020
Despite saying Ontario is "clearly headed down the wrong path," infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch told CTV News Toronto that back in the earlier stages of the pandemic, testing capacity wasn't nearly what it is now.  continue reading

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