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WHO calls for major clinical trial for vitamin D
Thursday, December 11, 2008
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
The striking observation that people with low levels of vitamin D are at an elevated risk of cancer, premature death and chronic diseases should be tested in a large-scale, drug-style clinical trial, says the World Health Organization’s agency specializing in cancer research.… continue reading
New study provides evidence that sun-scare might be causing vitamin D deficiency
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Americans have lower average vitamin D levels today than they did 20 years ago — a finding that suggests that overzealous sun protection in the past two decades might be lowering vitamin D levels across the board. Researchers compared vitamin D levels from just under 20,000 participants in 1988-1994 with a group in 2000-2004.… continue reading
Laws Governing Indoor Tanning by Teens Don’t Work
Monday, December 8, 2008
By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter U.S. News & World Report
(HealthDay News) — Policies enacted by states to restrict and limit indoor tanning by children under 18 aren’t working, cancer researchers report. That’s a worrisome trend, because ultraviolet radiation, whether from the sun or indoor tanning facilities, has been linked to skin cancer, the most common malignancy in the United States, with 1 million new cases in 2008.… continue reading
Newsweek article adds to the good news about vitamin D
Monday, December 8, 2008
Newsweek magazine this week published a story headlined “More Good News About Vitamin D” — adding to the slew of national media who have caught on to the vitamin D story. “The bone-builder might fight cancer and heart disease too,” the magazine put as it’s sub-headline to the story, which appeared in the Dec.… continue reading
More Good News About Vitamin D
Monday, December 8, 2008
By By Meir Stampfer, M.D., Dr.P.H.; JoAnn Manson, M.D., Dr.P.H., and Julie Corliss
From the magazine issue dated Dec 6, 2008 For more than 80 years, scientists have known that vitamin D is important for building bones. And for most of those 80 years, people thought this was the only thing it was good for.… continue reading
