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HEADLINE STORY: Vitamin D Deficiency Now Linked to Severe Asthma
Add another disorder to the list linked to vitamin D deficiency: severe asthma. A study published this week in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine suggests that lower vitamin D levels are associated with more severe asthma.…
Scientific American article takes the vitamin D-autism prevention case to new heights
The theory that vitamin D deficient mothers are putting their babies at risk for vitamin D deficient disorders is gaining credibility in the scientific community, and an article on vitamin D’s apparent connection with childhood autism raised the bar further.…
HEADLINE STORY: Scientific American article takes the vitamin D-autism prevention case to new heights
The theory that vitamin D deficient mothers are putting their babies at risk for vitamin D deficient disorders is gaining credibility in the scientific community, and an article on vitamin D’s apparent connection with childhood autism raised the bar further.…
Smart Tan survey shows signs of market growth
Nearly three out of four tanning facility owners report that their tanning salons have more clients this year than in 2008, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in April.…
HEADLINE STORY: Smart Tan survey shows signs of market growth
Nearly three out of four tanning facility owners report that their tanning salons have more clients this year than in 2008, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in April.…
New study suggests lizards know basking in the sun regulates their vitamin D levels
It turns out Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick’s longstanding work showing that domesticated komodo dragons in North America are light deprived and, thus, suffer from vitamin D deficiency without being exposed to UV light has taken another twist.…
HEADLINE STORY: New study suggests lizards know basking in the sun regulates their vitamin D levels
It turns out Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick’s longstanding work showing that domesticated komodo dragons in North America are light deprived and, thus, suffer from vitamin D deficiency without being exposed to UV light has taken another twist.…
USA Today Columnist’s Vitamin D story was improperly perceived as racist by some readers.
A story in USA Today this week pointing out that African Americans are at a disadvantage when it comes to making vitamin D from the sun — and thus are at greater risk for vitamin D deficiency — has been …
