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Did the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Emanate From a Herd of Rhinoceros?

Monday, February 1, 2010
by Bill Sardi Recently by Bill Sardi: The Man Who Cured Heart Disease With a Natural Molecule, 20 Years Before Cholesterol Drugs! With all of the disinformation surrounding this year’s flu season, one might was well have spread a false rumor that the flu virus that sparked the recent worldwide flu pandemic emanated from a herd of rhinoceros’.… continue reading

Vitamin D- Sunshine Supports Your Immune System

Monday, February 1, 2010
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For more than 60 million years, Vitamin D’s gift to destroy microorganisms and boost your immune system has been conserved in the genome in many different animals from baboons to squirrel monkeys to humans. Now, when were surrounded by winter’s darkness and we could sure use an extra hit of the sunshine vitamin, it could be even more important than we thought warding off the seasonal flu including this year’s rather overblown H1N1.
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Vitamin D may fight Crohn’s disease: Study

Saturday, January 30, 2010
By Aaron Derfel, The GazetteJanuary 28, 2010
 
 

“Our data suggests for the first time that Vitamin D deficiency can contribute to Crohn’s disease,” said John White, an endocrinologist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.

Photograph by: File photo, Canwest News Service

MONTREAL — Vitamin D, touted as the “sunshine cure,” might also prevent and fight Crohn’s disease, suggests a new study by Montreal researchers.
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Vitamin D May Ease Asthma

Saturday, January 30, 2010
Low Vitamin D Levels Associated With Worse Asthma and Lung Function, Study Finds
Not getting enough vitamin D may make asthma worse, according to a new study. Researchers found that low vitamin D levels were associated with worse lung function compared to higher vitamin D levels in people with asthma.
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Doctors Advised to Take Vitamin D During Flu Epidemic

Saturday, January 30, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that vaccination is the best measure against the swine flu; but researchers acknowledged that some other measures may also be taken to reduce risk of the viral infection.
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