Friday, September 15, 2006
potent fighter of the flu
Epidemic Influenza And Vitamin D
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
... free of infection. The steroid hormone that showed these remarkable antibiotic properties was plain old vitamin D. All of the patients ...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Vitamin D linked to catching colds in winter
Scientist say that the reason we catch colds in winter is due to lack of sunshine which means lack of Vitamin D
Bottled sunshine: The value of vitamin D
Independent - London,England,UK
... The "seasonal stimulus" behind the annual winter flu epidemics is a lack of vitamin D due to shorter days and lack of sunlight. ...
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Vitamin D halves risk of Pancreas Cancer
Vitamin D found to halve risk of pancreatic cancer
Guardian Unlimited - UK
A healthy intake of vitamin D can almost halve the risk of pancreatic cancer, a study has found. A survey of 46,711 men and 75,427 ...
Saturday, September 09, 2006
More D = Less Falls
Vitamin D reduces risk of falls, studies find
Dickson Herald - Dickson,TN,USA
By CLAUDIA PINTO. In light of new research, local doctors are increasingly recommending that elderly patients reduce their risk of falling by taking vitamin D. ...
Friday, September 08, 2006
Admission to old folks home inversely proportional to Vitamin D levels
log vitamin D = go to old folks home
Am J Clin Nutr (subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
... Both factors make the evaluation of causality inherently difficult. Vitamin D presents a good case in point. There has been an explosion ...