In the News
Northumberland teens link tanning and cancer, yet still use beds: Health unit
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
NORTHUMBERLAND –Although many area high school students see the link between cancer and tanning, they continue to use tanning beds anyway, said a public health nurse with the local health unit. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit recently released survey results which examined student attitudes towards tanning.… continue reading
The Vitamin D Newsletter – Vitamin D Studies of Interest
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
This is a periodic newsletter from the Vitamin D Council, a non-profit trying to end the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. If you are not subscribed, you can do so on the Vitamin D Council’s website. If you want to unsubscribe, go to the end of this newsletter.… continue reading
Harvard doctor in the dark about UV realities
Friday, September 4, 2009
Headline Story from SmartTan.com
The editor in chief of the Harvard Women’s Health Watch published false information about indoor tanning in the popular newsletter’s Sept. 2 edition. “The tanning industry makes misleading claims for the healthfulness of indoor tanning,” Dr. Celeste Robb-Nicholson wrote in her column.… continue reading
Education and schools 101: What vitamin helps prevent H1N1 flu?
Friday, September 4, 2009
Peace Studies Examiner Deborah Dupre
http://www.examiner.com/x-10438-Peace-Studies-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Education-and-schools-101-What-vitamin-helps-prevent-H1N1-flu
Vitamin D helps prevent H1N1 flu according to Dr. Joseph Mercola, overwhelming evidence showing that your vitamin D levels play a significant role in your likelihood of getting the flu. Vitamin D has been a hot research topic these past few years, and has been shown to have remarkable impact on nearly every single disease studied.… continue reading
Increased Vitamin D Levels May Predict Successful IVF Outcome
Friday, September 4, 2009
A novel finding has demonstrated that women with high levels of vitamin D in their serum and follicular fluid (FF) have higher chances of achieving clinical pregnancy after IVF-embryo transfer. The results of the prospective cohort study have been published recently in the online edition of the journal, Fertility and Sterility.… continue reading
