Lack of vitamin D worsens lupus
May 08, 2012
 Lupus patients show more severe symptoms of the disease if their vitamin D levels are low, an Australian-first study has found.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which affects more than five million people worldwide, was found to be worse in vitamin D deficient SLE patients than in those with normal levels, in the study led by Professor Eric Morand, head of the Monash Lupus Clinic and Southern Clinical School at Monash Medical Centre.
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Sunshine and vitamin D: why cloudy skies are bad for our health
May 07, 2012
 The lack of sunshine in the UK means 25% of us are short of vitamin D. Does it matter? Yes, it does – it could be vital in the fight against TB, cancer and multiple sclerosis
A study that emerged from Denmark this week may not have seemed particularly striking in itself. It does, however, add to a growing body of evidence that the paucity of sunlight in the UK for most of the year not only makes us miserable, but could actually be doing us harm. The study showed vitamin D tablets could lower blood pressure just as well as prescription medicines.
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Vitamin D May Affect Lung Transplant Success
May 03, 2012
 Vitamin deficiency associated with higher rates of rejection, infection and death, study shows.
FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D is important for the health of lung transplant patients, a new study suggests.
Researchers from Loyola University Health System in Chicago found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increase in lung transplant rejection and infections.
"Patients who undergo lung transplants are at risk for rejecting the organ, and two-thirds of these patients are vitamin D deficient," Dr. Erin Lowery, the study's first author and assistant professor in the department of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, said in a health system news release.
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Vitamin D 'as good as drugs' at reducing high blood pressure
May 03, 2012
 Vitamin D supplements could be as effective as prescription medicine at reducing high blood pressure, a conference will hear.
The once a day tablets, available from chemists, produced reductions in high blood pressure 'as powerful' as medicines, a Danish study has found.
A group to 112 patients with high blood pressure were given the supplements for 20 weeks and showed significant improvements in their condition.
The findings were presented at the European Society of Hypertension conference in London
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Vitamin D may indeed help fight cancer
May 03, 2012
Friday April 27, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- Many studies have suggested that high levels of serum vitamin D may help prevent cancers such as breast cancer and prostate cancer, but the mechanism(s) remains unknown.
A new report released on Feb 24, 2012 in the scientific journal Mutation Research provides evidence to suggest that vitamin D prevents the cancer development through its protective effect against DNA damage by free radicals which have been suspected for long to cause a variety of cancers.
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Winnipeg Vitamin D - Disease Prevention Symposium
Apr 26, 2012 7 - 10 pm
 Frederic Gaspard Theatre (A), Medical Sciences Building, 745 Bannetyne Ave, Winnipeg, MB
Featuring: Dr. Robert Heaney, Carole Baggerly, and Dr. Marc Sorenson.
This is a free event for all healthcare professionals and the public on vitamin D and its many benefits related to health and wellness.
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Ottawa Vitamin D Disease Prevention Symposium
Nov 01, 2012 7 - 10 pm
 Location - To Be Determined
Featuring: Dr. Robert Heaney, Carole Baggerly, and Dr. Marc Sorenson.
This is a free event for all healthcare professionals and the public on vitamin D and its many benefits related to health and wellness.
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John J. Cannell, MD
Athlete's Edge - Faster, Quicker, Stronger with vitamin D
 John Cannell, founder and executive director of the Vitamin D Council, provides a new perspective on the vitamin D story revealing a long-held secret once known only to Eastern European athletic trainers.
Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, improves muscle tone, muscle strength, balance, reaction time and physical endurance, as well as immunity and general health. In addition, ideal levels of vitamin D help protect you from a staggering array of chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, asthma, autism and even influenza.
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Michael F. Holick Ph.D, M.D.
The Vitamin D Solution
 The Vitamin D Solution sets a new standard in health and wellness that will change the face of medicine as we know it. This indispensable guide helps you understand why vitamin D is so critical to your overall health, and shows how you can harness its rewards through a three-part prescription that anyone can follow.
The message of The Vitamin D Solution is simple yet profound: just as we require a little fat and salt for survival, we need the sun in moderation, too - for sun exposure is our best source of Vitamin D. There is really no substantiated scientific evidence to suggest that moderate sun exposure significantly increases risks of benign cancers or, and more importantly, the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma.
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