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The Vitamin D Newsletter
Monday, March 15, 2010
This is a periodic newsletter from the Vitamin D Council, a non-profit trying to end the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. If you are not subscribed, you can do so on the Vitamin D Council’s website. If you want to unsubscribe, go to the end of this newsletter.… continue reading
Diet, Sunscreen and Skin Cancer
Monday, March 15, 2010
The founder of health-information web site Total Health Breakthroughs slammed the chemical sunscreen industry for burying what appear to be the true root causes of skin cancer on his web site this month.
New Study by SUNARC Shows Tanning and Melanoma Link Scientifically Flawed
Monday, March 15, 2010
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Vitamin D better than vaccines at preventing flu, report claims
Monday, March 15, 2010
Oliver Gillie
Vitamin D could cut the risk of flu infection in children by half, the report claims
Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren.
Friday, March 12, 2010
BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, no rigorously designed clinical trials have evaluated the relation between vitamin D and physician-diagnosed seasonal influenza. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effect of vitamin D supplements on the incidence of seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren. DESIGN: From December 2008 through March 2009, we conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial comparing vitamin D(3) supplements (1200 IU/d) with placebo in schoolchildren.… continue reading
