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Sarah Carey… going to hell on a sunbed
Monday, August 31, 2015
The studies quoted were divided, with several concluding there was no association between sunbeds and skin cancer. When I informed my health-conscious friend of this, he warned me I'd be run out of town for suggesting sunbeds weren't the equivalent of the warp drive on the Enterprise. continue reading
Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Vulnerability to Diseases: IMA in India
Monday, August 31, 2015
The CME was an initiative under IMA's Rise and Shine campaign and was attended by over 50 leading doctors in the city to discuss the various health threats faced by the Indian population due to Vitamin D deficiency, ...
JCTA Note; a third of Canadian are below the recommendation for Vitamin D - 12 million Canadians continue reading
VDC talked about new research Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Mokry 2015 – Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis
Many studies have found a relationship between multiple sclerosis and vitamin D. Several of the most conclusive studies, randomized controlled trials, have found vitamin D has a treatment effect in multiple sclerosis.… continue reading
Vitamin D deficiency linked to MS risk
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Low levels of vitamin D doubles the risk of developing multiple sclerosis continue reading
Don’t totally shun the sun
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
So how do we get sun responsibly, balancing benefits against risks? It's complicated. I suggest to my patients that they go out in the sun between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. (very little if any vitamin D is produced outside those hours) for half the time it would take them to develop a mild sunburn ... continue reading
