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MSU grad’s work helps diagnose skin cancer

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
By Michael Becker, MSU News Service MSU researcher Chris Arrasmith poses with the handheld laser microscope he has built in collaboration with doctors at Vanderbilt University. (MSU photo by Kelly Gorham) BOZEMAN — A recent Montana State University master’s graduate is working with doctors at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Tennessee to build a handheld laser microscope that could someday reduce the number of biopsies needed to diagnose skin cancer.… continue reading

Vitamin D Deficiency In Teens Reporting

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Dr. Max Gomez NEW YORK (CBS) ― The sun beams down, but many teenagers do not get the Vitamin D it offers because they wear sunscreen. On Monday, CBS 2 HD launched a brand-new health and wellness campaign called “Go New York.”… continue reading

Vitamin D Pills May Prevent Fractures in Older Adults

Monday, March 30, 2009
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR, New York Times Vitamin D supplements may help prevent fractures in people over 65, provided they take enough of the right kind. A new review of clinical trials appears to show a strong dose-dependent effect for vitamin D in lowering the risk for nonvertebral fractures in the elderly.… continue reading

SUN WEEK – Vitamin D

Monday, March 30, 2009
http://www.understandingacnefree.com/acne-vitamins/sun-week-vitamin-d… continue reading

Vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women

Monday, March 30, 2009
John J Cannell, MD Today, the Vitamin D Council announced its campaign to end the epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women. Our TV announcement, posted to You-Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUpVD6RbQ5k , will begin running in the Washington DC TV market on March 31, 2009.… continue reading

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