In the News
Vitamin D’s role in preventing asthma studied in pregnant women
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By Beth Miller and Diane Duke Williams
http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/14752.html
A group of pregnant women who have asthma or allergies will get extra vitamin D as part of a study to determine if the vitamin can prevent their children from developing asthma. Washington University School of Medicine in St.… continue reading
Melanoma on the Rise, or Is It Just Diagnoses?
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
In recent years there has been a sharp rise in reported cases of malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. But a British study has found evidence that the epidemic may be due at least in part to “diagnostic drift,” a growing tendency to identify and treat benign lesions as malignant cancers.… continue reading
If You’re Not Losing the Weight You Want, Have Your Vitamin D Levels Checked
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
http://www.lose-weight-program.net/if-youre-not-losing-the-weight-you-want-have-your-vitamin-d-levels-checked.html
How crucial is Vitamin D to weight loss? Some studies suggest it is a key ingredient to your weight loss success. But most people don’t get enough of this important vitamin. – Vitamin D is not only a vitamin, but also a hormone.… continue reading
Is sunshine a safe source of vitamin?
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
LIVING IN America today and worrying about vitamin D overdose is like dying of thirst in the desert while worrying about drowning. This is how one article expresses the changing ideas about vitamin D–ideas that are being radically revised thanks to researchers such as Dr.… continue reading
Could Vitamin D Prevent H1N1?
Monday, September 28, 2009
By: LUKE GARRISON
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1160126.shtml?cat=1
Not only can taking your vitamins in the morning keep you healthy, now it may prevent you from getting the H1N1 Virus. According to some doctors, Vitamin D has the potential to block the virus from our systems.… continue reading
