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Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Raise Coronary Artery Calcium Levels
Friday, June 18, 2010
Boston, MA – Research from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), led by JoAnn Manson, MD of Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), demonstrates that supplementation with calcium and vitamin D does not raise coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels, a strong marker for future risk of cardiovascular disease.… continue reading
Health Canada urges caution when giving vitamin D to babies
Friday, June 18, 2010
OTTAWA — two days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about liquid vitamin D products for infants, Health Canada has issued a more muted advisory regarding potential dosage problems.
Vitamin D May Cut Risk of Flu – New Study
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Simple steps such as eating foods rich with vitamin D and getting more sunshine may help to reduce your chances of contracting flu and other similar illnesses, shows a study by scientists at Yale University School of Medicine and Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut.
… continue readingSenator Urges FDA to Rule on Key Sunscreen Ingredient Linked to Skin Cancer
Thursday, June 17, 2010
As summer gets underway, many of us will be heading outdoors to the beach, lake or swimming pool. No doubt, sunscreen will be among the essentials we’ll pack for a day of soaking up the sun and surf. And that’s good, right?
… continue readingMelanoma Being Over-diagnosed: Study
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Melanoma is among a group of cancers that are being over-diagnosed by a medical industry whose early detection and screening programs are finding smaller masses that wouldn’t have been detected a generation ago and which most likely will not ever turn into cancers, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
