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Tanning beds: What do the numbers really mean?
Friday, May 7, 2010
http://www.healthjournalism.org/blog/2010/05/tanning-beds-what-do-the-numbers-really-mean/
by Pia Christensen
Filed under: Health data, Health journalism, Studies This is a guest post from Ivan Oransky, M.D., editor of Reuters Health and AHCJ’s treasurer, written at my invitation. May has been declared “Melanoma Awareness Month” or “Skin Cancer Awareness Month“ – depending on which group is pitching you – and reporters are doubtlessly receiving press releases and announcements from a number of groups, including the Melanoma Research Foundation, the Skin Cancer Foundation, hospitals, doctors and other organizations.… continue reading
Filed under: Health data, Health journalism, Studies This is a guest post from Ivan Oransky, M.D., editor of Reuters Health and AHCJ’s treasurer, written at my invitation. May has been declared “Melanoma Awareness Month” or “Skin Cancer Awareness Month“ – depending on which group is pitching you – and reporters are doubtlessly receiving press releases and announcements from a number of groups, including the Melanoma Research Foundation, the Skin Cancer Foundation, hospitals, doctors and other organizations.… continue reading
Vitamin D Best Taken With Largest Meal of Day, Study Finds
Friday, May 7, 2010
Blood levels increased more than 50% after timing change, researchers say
THURSDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) — Your body may make better use of a vitamin D supplement if you take it with your largest meal, new research suggests.… continue readingVitamin D deficiency and death from diarrhea—another reason to return to the sunlight
Thursday, May 6, 2010
WebMD just posted an article regarding research on vitamin D levels and a particular “superbug,” clostridium difficile or C. diff, which causes severe diarrhea and death. http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20100505/c-diff-may-be-worse-with-low-vitamin-d… continue reading
Study: 4,000 IU Of Vitamin D Recommended For Pregnant Women
Thursday, May 6, 2010
