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Lack of Sleep Linked to 300 Percent Higher Risk of Catching Colds

Friday, January 16, 2009
By Mike Adams Catching a cold? Maybe that’s Mother Nature’s way of telling you to stay home and get some sleep for a change. A new study conducted at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has found that people who get fewer than seven hours of sleep a night are 300% more likely to catch colds.… continue reading

Smear campaign against suncream is ‘risking lives’

Thursday, January 15, 2009
Rachel Browne and Melissa Fyfe AUSTRALIANS are risking their lives by shunning sun protection because of fears some block-out creams contain potentially dangerous chemicals, the NSW Cancer Council warns. Several Australian academics have questioned the safety of nanoparticles of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, used in many Australian sunscreens.… continue reading

Fighting vitamin D deficiency

Thursday, January 15, 2009
By DR. RICHARD BELIVEAU, Edmonton Sun In northern countries such as Canada, the low level of sunlight, characteristic of winter months, significantly increases the risk of suffering from a vitamin D deficiency. This is something we must take very seriously because new studies indicate that this vitamin plays an extremely important role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.… continue reading

Adequate intake of vitamin D can prevent diabetes

Thursday, January 15, 2009
From ANI Washington Diabetes can be prevented, and the disease’s complications for those diagnosed with it reduced, through adequate intake of vitamin D, says a report. The review article by researchers from Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing appears in the latest issue of Diabetes Educator.… continue reading

Treatment options for vitamin D deficiency

Thursday, January 15, 2009
Dr. Teresa C. Hill There are three treatment options for the treatment of Vitamin D deficiency. The first option and the least expensive is sunlight. An exposure to sunlight for 15 to 20 minutes of full body summer noon day sun is the most effective and not to mention cheap.… continue reading

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