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People over 65 years of age living in a low-income housing unit experienced greater improvements in vitamin D deficiency with a single, daily dose of cholecalciferol 300,000 IU compared with 800 IU. Researchers from Brazil conducted a randomized, double blind, controlled trial and compared the effects of high- and low-dose cholecalciferol on serum 25-hydoxycholecalciferol levels and reversion of secondary hyperparathyroidism.… continue reading

A colon cancer cell isn’t a lost cause. Vitamin D can tame the rogue cell by adjusting everything from its gene expression to its cytoskeleton. In the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Ordóñez-Morán et al. show that one pathway governs the vitamin’s diverse effects.… continue reading

Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News Service – Edmonton Journal Award-winning dermatologist Bernard Ackerman likes how he looks with a tan. He likes how he feels in his soul “when warmed by rays of the sun,” and he believes the possibility of a few wrinkles, and even a squamous-cell carcinoma — a skin cancer “which in the vast majority of instances poses no threat to the life of a patient” — must be balanced against the “immeasurable” advantages provided by exposure to ultraviolet radiation.… continue reading

By Ben Wasserman There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that taking high doses of vitamin D may effectively reduce the risk of getting respiratory infections like influenza or flu. There is a theory that explains why flu peaks in certain reasons.… continue reading

TORONTO,- Today, Marc Sorenson, Ed.D, an expert in vitamin D, issued a statement today in regards to the health and cancer prevention benefits of vitamin D: “The recent Journal of the National Cancer Institute published study, only used 400 IU of vitamin D – an amount we know has no affect on vitamin D blood levels.… continue reading