In the News
Babies At Risk From Mothers’ Vitamin D Deficiency
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
http://news.ulster.ac.uk/releases/2009/4603.html
Pregnant women need to pay closer attention to the vitamin D levels in their diet, University of Ulster researchers have discovered. Researchers from the Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health (NICHE) carried out a study on 99 expectant mothers and tested them at three separate times during their pregnancy.… continue reading
Insufficient levels of vitamin D puts elderly at increased risk of dying from heart disease
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows vitamin D plays a vital role in reducing the risk of death associated with older age. The research, just published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, evaluated the association between vitamin D levels in the blood and the death rates of those 65 and older.… continue reading
Pregnant Women Deficient in Vitamin D
Friday, September 18, 2009
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/88/33609/pregnant-women-deficient-vitamin-d.html
Submitted by Deborah Mitchell
Pregnancy and Nutrition If you are pregnant and taking vitamin D supplements, you still may not be getting enough of this critical nutrient. According to a new study from Northern Ireland, current dosing recommendations do not allow many expectant mothers to achieve adequate blood levels of vitamin D.… continue reading
D*Action Community Project to Host Diagnosis & Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency Seminar at University of Toronto on November 3
Friday, September 18, 2009
Can vitamin D prevent 80% of the incidence of breast cancer? What is its affect on colon cancer and other major illnesses? These questions and more will be addressed when some of the most prominent vitamin D researchers in North America participate in the “Diagnosis & Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency” seminar presented by GrassrootsHealth at the University of Toronto on Tuesday, November 3 from 8 a.m.… continue reading
Regulating the use of tanning beds PEI
Friday, September 18, 2009
Government should step in and regulate the operation and use of tanning beds. The Guardian The provincial government should heed advice from Island doctors who are calling for stricter regulation of artificial tanning equipment. They represent one more voice urging government to step in.… continue reading
