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Vitamin D deficiency in younger women is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure
Friday, September 25, 2009
Vitamin D deficiency in premenopausal women may increase the risk of developing systolic hypertension 15 years later, according to research reported at the American Heart Association’s 63rd High Blood Pressure Research Conference. Researchers examined women enrolled in the Michigan Bone Health and Metabolism Study and analyzed data from 559 Caucasian women living in Tecumseh, Mich.… continue reading
Can Vitamin D Improve Your Athletic Performance?
Thursday, September 24, 2009
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/phys-ed-can-vitamin-d-improve-your-athletic-performance/?hp
Phys Ed: Can Vitamin D Improve Your Athletic Performance? By Gretchen Reynolds Patrik Giardino
When scientists at the Australian Institute of Sport recently decided to check the Vitamin D status of some of that country’s elite female gymnasts, their findings were fairly alarming.… continue reading
NEW iPHONE APPLICATION PROTECTS YOU FROM THE SUN
Thursday, September 24, 2009
“Digital Sunscreen” Calculates a Personalized Estimate of the Time Until Sunburn Online PR News
San Francisco, CA – Digital Sunscreen, a new iPhone application, was released to the public today. The application allows users to protect themselves from the harsh, damaging rays of the sun by calculating a customized estimate of the time until sunburn.… continue reading
Vitamin D ‘can boost survival from cancer’
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
People who spend more time outside have a better chance of surviving certain cancers, new studies suggest. By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent
Those who had higher levels of vitamin D – produced by the body in the presence of sunlight -when diagnosed with colon cancer were 50 per cent more likely to survive than those with low levels, researchers found.… continue reading
New study shows ‘The Sunshine Vitamin’ fights off deadly skin cancer
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Headline Story SmartTan.com
Another research study now shows that high levels of ‘The Sunshine Vitamin’ improve survival for those with melanoma skin cancer — adding to the data that suggest melanoma’s correlation with sunshine isn’t as straightforward as those in the dermatology community try to convey.… continue reading
