Martin Mittelstaedt Environment Reporter — Globe and Mail Update Published on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 5:26PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Jan.
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Sun avoidance can cause vitamin D deficiency
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
In a year that saw a plethora of papers published on vitamin D deficiency as a cause of most internal cancers, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, autism and even flu, one paper putting the D deficiency epidemic in full perspective stood out as my pick for “Study of 2009.”
When to pop your vitamin D? Any time, on its own or with food
Friday, January 15, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/when-to-pop-your-vitamin-d-any-time-on-its-own-or-with-food/article1431507/
It makes no difference how often you pop the pills, or whether you down them with food, experts say
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Doctor claims she beat swine flu with vitamin D, elderberry
Thursday, January 14, 2010
‘Sunshine vitamin’ cited as potential cure for respiratory ailments, but officials warn about overdose risk, interaction with other treatments http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Doctor+claims+beat+swine+with+vitamin+elderberry/2435318/story.html By Pamela Fayerman, Vancouver Sun January 13, 2010 Dr. Gillian Arsenault admits she’s probably raised more than a few eyebrows with her belief that she “beat” swine flu with large doses of vitamin D, along with elderberry syrup.… continue reading
Study: Vitamin D could help fight hepatitis C
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Study: Vitamin D could help fight hepatitis C By Dan Even http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1142539.html A new study has found that administering vitamin D to hepatitis C patients dramatically reduces the presence of the virus in the blood. The study, carried out at Rebecca Sieff Hospital in Safed and Hillel Yaffeh Medical Center in Hadera by Dr.… continue reading
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality among US men.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D-mediated orchestration of anticancer, transcript-level effects in the immortalized, non-transformed prostate epithelial cell line, RWPE1 Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality among US men. Epidemiological evidence suggests that high vitamin D status protects men from prostate cancer and the active form of vitamin D, 1alpha,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D) has anti-cancer effects in cultured prostate cells.… continue reading
