In the News
Vitamin D checks urged
Monday, June 29, 2009
By Victoria Stagg Elliott, AMNews staff.
Sandra Fryhofer, MD Chicago Physicians should consider assessing 25-hydroxyvitamin D in patients most likely to have low levels of the hormone. These patients should then be counseled about ways to improve their vitamin D status, according to a Council on Science and Public Health report adopted at the AMA’s Annual Meeting.… continue reading
UW Research Finds Athlete Vitamin D Levels Wobbly; General Public Probably Worse
Monday, June 29, 2009
That “ahhh” feeling that comes with feeling warm sunlight on your face after a long Wyoming winter could be more than a feeling – your body could be thanking you for the vitamin D. Making vitamin D doesn’t work like that, of course, but vitamin D supplements or sun in appropriate amounts do a body good at Wyoming’s latitudes.… continue reading
Tanning salons outraged by dermatology clinic’s defamatory billboard campaign
Monday, June 29, 2009
SmartTan.com
A libelous billboard on a Peoria, Illinois freeway slams indoor tanning and has drawn the ire of tanning businesses in the area, who have already responded to the advertising firm that owns the billboard. The billboard — placed by an Illinois dermatology clinic — screams “Dying to Look Beautiful” and features a picture of a skeleton in a tanning bed.… continue reading
How to stay safe in the hot summer sun
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tammie Doerler – Jacksonville Natural Health Examiner
Welcome summer! Not only is summer now evident on our calendar, but also in the temperatures here in Jacksonville. With days that are reaching well over 90º it is important to find ways to stay cool and safe in our environment.… continue reading
One in Seven U.S. Teens Deficient in Vitamin D
Monday, June 29, 2009
By David Gutierrez, staff writer NaturalNews.com
A full one in seven U.S. teenagers are deficient in vitamin D, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers from Cornell University, published in the journal Pediatrics and presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Society.… continue reading
