In the News
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
No tan is a safe tan
Friday, March 12, 2010
With March Break springing up in many parts of the country, the Canadian Cancer Society issued the following reminder: if you’re thinking of getting a “base tan” by using a tanning bed or sun lamp before going on a sunny holiday, think again.
Katie Couric’s Notebook: Winter Blues
Friday, March 12, 2010
There’s an old proverb that says, “Keep your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.”
But when there’s no sunshine, those shadows start to loom.
This long, snowy winter has brought a seemingly endless string of gray days – and, for many, that means gray moods as well.… continue reading
