http://vitamindblog.com news about vitamin D Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:53:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Researchers from UQ's Queensland Brain Institute are set to conduct a world-first trial into the link between prenatal vitamin D levels and schizophrenia prevalence. Funded by the NHMRC and led by QBI's Dr Darryl Eyles, a team of four researchers will study blood spots taken from newborn babies who have gone ... http://vitamindblog.com/2008/08/03/study-to-look-at-link-between-prenatal-vitamin-d-levels-and-schizophrenia-prevalence/ Since starting this blog I've become aware of this big controversy....Sunscreen! Wow! I had no idea that mainstream "chemical-based" sunscreens could be so harmful to your health. Seems silly that I hadn't looked into it sooner. I've coated my body with this popular brand stuff for many years! (I'm screwed) Many believe ... http://vitamindblog.com/2008/07/31/toxic-sunscreenwhat/ So there's this new EPA sun safety program in Washington State. When you read the article, it's clear that there's still a lot of confusion surrounding the topic of safe sun exposure and vitamin D. Although I completely agree that people need to BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO GET A SUNBURN, ... http://vitamindblog.com/2008/07/31/new-epa-sun-safety-program-shines-with-confusion/ Here's a case report that appeared as "Lesson of the Week" in the British Medical Journal. A 53 year old woman of Pakistani origin who had been treated for breast cancer went to her doctors regularly over the next two years with severe widespread muscuIo skeletal pain. When it was misdiagnosed ... http://vitamindblog.com/2008/07/30/eventually-her-severe-vitamin-d-deficiency-was-recognized-and-treated-appropriately/ Just loved writing this headline Testing for vitamin D deficiency skyrockets Testing for vitamin D levels, once uncommon, has skyrocketed as medical studies raise awareness about vitamin D deficiencies, according to three of the USA's largest medical diagnostic labs. Physicians agree that they're increasingly using the blood test to find out whether ... http://vitamindblog.com/2008/07/15/testing-for-vitamin-d-deficiency-skyrockets/ So I just finished reading the July Newsletter from the Vitamin D Council. If you're not reading it each month you should! In the latest edition Dr Cannell has written a very informative and to the point Frequently Asked Questions page that you should all point people to when they pepper ... http://vitamindblog.com/2008/07/14/the-latest-vitamin-d-newsletter-and-special-vitamin-d-talks-around-the-country/ Most of us get tired of the gray and rainy weather we're subject to for so much of the year here in the Pacific Northwest, but did you know it could make you fat? Scientists are finding that people who are overweight have lower levels of vitamin D, which is created ... http://vitamindblog.com/2008/07/14/how-clouds-make-you-fat/ This may just help explain my mouth full of childhood cavities...how about YOU? Vitamin D during pregnancy may impact baby's teeth http://vitamindblog.com/2008/07/05/having-a-baby-your-healthy-vitamin-d-levels-will-help-their-teeth/ I thought that this headline was pretty exciting: Mad Rush At Labs For Vitamin D Tests That headline corroborates what we see locally. The lab that we use for our D testing has just installed their own machine to do their vitamin D testing in-house. (they use to send them to another ... http://vitamindblog.com/2008/06/30/more-vitamin-d-testing-machines-on-the-way/ If that headline doesn't get your attention I'm guessing nothing will...... New research shows that having low vitamin D levels leads to an increase risk of death. http://vitamindblog.com/2008/06/24/risk-of-dying-linked-to-low-vitamin-d/