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Stephen Cornell E-mail: scornell@merion.com American Medical News has a good article on the increasing prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. “Vitamin D deficiency has not been well-recognized, but we’re becoming progressively more aware of how hugely prevalent it is,” said Daniel K.… continue reading

By: Kathy Gilbert (Contact) Have you had your vitamin D today? Federal guidelines call for 200 international units (IU) for people under age 50 and 400 IU per day for people age 51 to 70. A 3.5-ounce piece of salmon and a glass of fortified milk satisfy the requirement.… continue reading

By Lilian Anekwe Steroids perform as well as vitamin D analogues for topical treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis, UK researchers conclude in a new gold-standard review. The Cochrane review, which analysed data on more than 21,000 patients, found topical steroids were as effective and as well tolerated as vitamin D analogues, while the two treatments in combination performed best of all.… continue reading

By Darya Pino, Science Editor Both environmental and genetic factors seem to play a role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), but determining an exact cause of the disease has been elusive. Now new evidence suggests that vitamin D may play a direct role in regulating a gene known to be associated with MS.… continue reading

SmartTan.com Vitamin D production is one of the benefits that has been associated with human exposure to ultraviolet-B (UVB) emitted in sunlight and by an estimated 90 percent of commercial indoor tanning equipment. While the North American indoor tanning community conducts indoor tanning as a cosmetic service, an undeniable physiological side-effect of this service is that indoor tanning enthusiasts manufacture sufficient levels of vitamin D as a result of indoor tanning sessions.… continue reading