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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
Vitamin D Stimulates Anti Breast Cancer Protein
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Adequate D Inhibits Mammary Tumor Growth in Women
Laura Owens
Researchers have found that increasing serum levels of vitamin D improves the prognosis for breast cancer patients, yet little was known about how this occurred. Emerging evidence indicates a particular protein sequence is involved.… continue readingCopycat class action bites dust
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article1428839.html Copycat class action bites dust Mr. Justice George Strathy of the Ontario Superior Court has sent a strong message to class-action wannabes who think U.S. cases can easily be carried across the border. Last week Judge Strathy dismissed two proposed class actions against Playtex Ltd.… continue reading
Tell Harry No Tan Tax!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Headline Story at SmartTan.com U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was part of the back-room midnight deal that put the proposed 10 percent “Tan Tax” into the senate version of health care reform. Want to let Harry know how you feel about that?… continue reading
