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Getting Enough 'Sunshine Vitamin' May Not Just Be About Catching Rays, New Blood Test Reveals
June 29, 2011 — Researchers have developed a new highly-accurate blood test which can detect how much a patient’s diet could be responsible for a lack of the so-called ‘sunshine vitamin’. Vitamin D ... > full story -
Calcium Plus Vitamin D May Reduce Melanoma Risks in Some Women, Study Finds
June 27, 2011 — A combination of calcium and vitamin D may cut the chance of melanoma in half for some women at high risk of developing this life-threatening skin cancer, according to a new ... > full story -
Vitamin D Supplements Found to Be Safe for Healthy Pregnant Women
June 27, 2011 — Use of vitamin D supplements during pregnancy has long been a matter of concern, but now researchers report that even a high supplementation amount in healthy pregnant women was safe and effective in ... > full story -
Pollinators Make Critical Contribution to Healthy Diets
June 24, 2011 — Fruits and vegetables that provide the highest levels of vitamins and minerals to the human diet globally depend heavily on bees and other pollinating animals, according to a new ... > full story -
Vitamin A Deficiency Does Not Affect Onset of Asthma, Study Suggests
June 22, 2011 — Vitamin A deficiency does not increase the risk of asthma, according to new ... > full story -
A Breath of Fresh Air for Detecting Vitamin B12 Deficiency
June 22, 2011 — Researchers have developed a new test to detect the levels of vitamin B12 using your breath, allowing for a cheaper, faster, and simpler diagnosis that could help to avoid the potentially fatal ... > full story -
More Evidence Vitamin D Boosts Immune Response
June 17, 2011 — Laboratory-grown gingival cells treated with vitamin D boosted their production of an endogenous antibiotic, and killed more bacteria than untreated cells, according to a new study. The research ... > full story -
Fortifying Corn Masa Flour With Folic Acid Could Prevent Birth Defects, March of Dimes Says
June 16, 2011 — Fortifying corn masa flour with the B vitamin folic acid could prevent more serious birth defects of the brain and spine in the Hispanic community, according to a March of Dimes ... > full story -
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First Diagnostic Test for Hereditary Children's Disease
June 16, 2011 — A breakthrough in genetic research has uncovered the defect behind a rare hereditary children's disease that inhibits the body's ability to break down vitamin D. This discovery has led researchers to ... > full story -
B Vitamins in Mother's Diet Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk in Offspring, Animal Study Suggests
June 9, 2011 — Mice born to mothers who are fed a diet supplemented with B vitamins are less likely to develop intestinal tumors. Scientists associated the tumor suppression seen in the offspring of supplemented ... > full story
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