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Emerging research suggests that nutritional factors—including vitamin D, magnesium, and others—may influence the risk and progression of cardiovascular disease. The new data on nutrition and heart disease were the topic of a recent symposium and are summarized in the July issue of The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (AJMS), official journal of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI).… continue reading

By David Liu and edited by Sheilah Downey Numerous scientific studies have suggested that vitamin D may help prevent many cancers. A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation confirmed biochemically that vitamin D3 has anti-cancer effects. Alberto Muñoz and Carlos López-Otín at the Autonomous University of Madrid and the University of Oviedo, Spain, and colleagues found the active form of vitamin D3 directly activates a gene known as CST5, which is responsible for making tumor suppressor protein cystatin D.… continue reading

A new report about young people and skin cancer has one Ottawa councillor calling for a minimum age requirement at Ottawa’s tanning salons. Last week, the Canadian Dermatology Association released a report that said young people were more likely to get skin cancer, partly because of their use of tanning beds.… continue reading

This is a periodic newsletter from the Vitamin D Council, a non-profit trying to end the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. If you are not subscribed, you can do so on the Vitamin D Council’s website. If you want to unsubscribe, go to the end of this newsletter.… continue reading

SmartTan.com Health officials in the Canadian Atlantic province of Newfoundland & Labrador say they are so overwhelmed with demand for vitamin D testing that they can no longer process the blood tests, the Canadian Broadcast Company reported on Tuesday. “Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority said Monday it won’t do any more general testing for vitamin D because its lab is being overwhelmed,” CBC reported.… continue reading