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  • July 2008

    • Vitamin D's Grade: A+, or Incomplete?

      Washington Post  |  Jul 4, 08 7:27 PM CDT

      Vitamin D's Grade: A+, or Incomplete?

      (Newser) - Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," has been getting plenty of good press lately, leading some to ask why more people aren't guzzling it to help stave off heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. But as the government looks to update its guidelines, many experts warn that bombarding people with the vitamin could be dangerous as well, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      cancer  • heart disease  • diabetes  • vitamin D  • osteoporosis  • sunlight  • NIH  • Sunshine vitamin  • rickets

  • May 2008
  • January 2008

    • Sun May Lower Risk of Some Cancers

      WebMD  |  Jan 9, 08 7:48 PM CST

      Sun May Lower Risk of Some Cancers

      (Newser) - Getting a little bit more sun may actually reduce the risk of dying from some forms of cancer, a new study says. Brief exposure spurs the production of vitamin D in the body, which helps patients survive bouts with internal cancers—colon, lung, breast, and prostate. That benefit may outweigh any risks of developing skin cancer, the researchers say. More »

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      basketball  • cancer  • skin cancer  • vitamin D  • sunlight

  • September 2007

    • Climate Change Can Even Muck Up Deepest Sea Creatures

      Independent (UK)  |  Sep 10, 07 3:27 AM CDT

      Climate Change Can Even Muck Up Deepest Sea Creatures

      (Newser) - Scientists have discovered that even the bizarre creatures that live on chemical ooze in the blackest, deepest parts of the ocean aren't safe from environmental disasters. It turns out that larvae of tiny deep-sea shrimp live on microscopic plants that rely on sunlight and filter down from the surface. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • ocean  • sunlight  • larvae

  • August 2007

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