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Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements No Breast Cancer Prevention
13 November, 2008 – 5:27 | One Comment

Various studies in the recent past offered the suggestion that one’s risk of breast cancer may drop when taking vitamin D and calcium supplements. According to the newly released results of a more in-depth exploration of the supplement/breast cancer link,…

Parkinson’s Disease, Vitamin D Linked in Emory Study
15 October, 2008 – 15:30 | No Comment

Although they don’t yet know which came first, Parkinson’s disease or an insufficient store of vitamin D in the bloodstream, researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine have established a link between the two, a link strong enough to…

Double Dose Vitamin D Recommended for Kids, Teens
13 October, 2008 – 17:11 | 5 Comments

The Institute of Medicine, chartered to establish dietary standards for all Americans, says children and teenagers need twice the currently recommended daily dose of vitamin D in order to stave off diseases such as osteoporosis as well as cancer, diabetes,…

Low Vitamin D Might Hasten Death
13 August, 2008 – 8:23 | No Comment

Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, report that people with low levels of vitamin D in their bloodstreams are at greater risk of dying from any cause than someone getting more of the vitamin.

Low Vitamin D Intake During Pregnancy Risks Baby’s Teeth
9 July, 2008 – 2:35 | 3 Comments

Mothers who don’t get enough vitamin D during pregnancy put their children at increased risk for tooth decay early in their childhood.  The vitamin seems to be important to healthy tooth calcification and a reduction in defects of the child’s…

Too Many US Babies with Too Little Vitamin D
4 June, 2008 – 2:22 | No Comment

An alarming number of young children in the US do not get enough vitamin D to avert health complications that are likely to stay silent until much later in the child’s adult life.  Calling it an invisible deficiency, researchers at…

Vitamin D Has No Effect On Cancer Mortality
30 October, 2007 – 12:23 | No Comment

Med Headlines - According to a study done by the National Cancer Institute, vitamin D has no beneficial effect on overall cancer mortality. One exception is colorectal cancer, which has shown a decrease in mortality with exposure to higher levels…