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Ergoline (JK Holding GmbH) has new owners

Monday, May 15, 2017
VTC Industriebeteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG ("VTC") from Munich acquires 100% of shares from JK-Holding GmbH ("JK"), Windhagen, from founding family Walter Kratz. continue reading

Is It Time to Rethink Low Vitamin D as a Contributor to MS?

Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Dr Langer-Gould: Vitamin D supplementation is not a substitute for sun exposure. Get your vitamin D from natural sources. continue reading

Science Comes Clean About The Disadvantages Of Sunscreen Use

Tuesday, May 9, 2017
You may or may not have heard that chemicals in sunscreen cause cancer. While the debate on that issue continues, science knows one thing for sure: blocking the sun for fear of cancer has been proven not to be a disadvantage to health, according to new research. continue reading

Vitamin D Helps Friendly Bacteria Repopulate The Gut,

Monday, May 8, 2017
“Based on this study, we believe that keeping vitamin D levels high, either through sun exposure, diet or supplementation, is beneficial for prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome,” continue reading

May is National Sunshine Month

Thursday, May 4, 2017
With the transition from an agrarian to a technology-driven society, and other shifts in cultural behavior over the past several decades, Americans spend more time indoors than at any time in human history. The resulting decrease in exposure to sunlight is inhibiting our ability to fight many life-threatening diseases, including diabetes, colon cancer, breast cancer and ironically, even skin cancer. continue reading

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