In the News
Vitamin D Prevents Cancer: Is It True?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.aspx?showID=16940
In a new study, researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center used a complex computer prediction model to determine that intake of vitamin D3 and calcium would prevent 58,000 new cases of breast cancer and 49,000 new cases of colorectal cancer annually in the US and Canada.… continue reading
The Tanning, Cancer and Vitamin D-ebate
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
long Lani Hossain, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer Featured / Health & Science
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2009/09/09/the-tanning-cancer-and-vitamin-d-ebate/
Vitamin D does not rain from the sky, nor does it travel on the beams of sunlight to quench a thirsty body of its vitamin needs. It is, however, one of the few positive products of tanning.… continue reading
Vitamin D and the higher incidence of autoimmune diseases in women
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Napa County Science News Examiner Bryan Ness
http://www.examiner.com/x-16026-Napa-County-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Vitamin-D-and-the-higher-incidence-of-autoimmune-diseases-in-women
Vitamin D and the higher incidence of autoimmune diseases in women It has long been observed that autoimmune diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis are more common in women than in men. Other related chronic conditions such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome are also much more common in women as well.… continue reading
Northumberland teens link tanning and cancer, yet still use beds: Health unit
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
NORTHUMBERLAND –Although many area high school students see the link between cancer and tanning, they continue to use tanning beds anyway, said a public health nurse with the local health unit. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit recently released survey results which examined student attitudes towards tanning.… continue reading
The Vitamin D Newsletter – Vitamin D Studies of Interest
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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
