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To help you stay informed, we've compiled the most current vitamin D news articles here in one convenient, easy location! Continuously updated, we hope the Vitamin D Council's news pages will come to be your preferred resource for all the latest vitamin D news.
Doctor wants to put vitamin D to work
14 February 2012
An Abbott Northwestern doctor wants corporate America to snap to attention, saying low levels of the inexpensive vitamin are costing billions of dollars in lost productivity and preventable health costs.
Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy may be linked to language problems in children
13 February 2012
Mothers with low levels of vitamin D in the second trimester may be more likely to have children with language difficulties.
Canadian doctor proposes national vitamin D day
09 February 2012
On February 2, Dr. James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni, introduced a bill to the House of Commons that would establish a National Vitamin D Day.
Continued research supports vitamin D deficiency linked to fracture risk
08 February 2012
Two new studies released supporting vitamin D deficiency linked to fracture risk in young and older adult populations
Vitamin D levels linked to allergies and eczema in children
08 February 2012
Children who live further from the equator are more likely to develop food allergies and eczema because they receive less sunshine, a new study suggests.
New research shows vitamin D deficiency in elderly patients
06 February 2012
German researchers found the great majority of geriatric patients in a German rehabilitation hospital suffered vitamin D deficiency. The finding was reported in this week's issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.
Vitamin D deficiency may increase stroke risk
02 February 2012
People who live in sunny places may have a lower risk of stroke, new research suggests. The researchers believe it is the first to show an association between sunlight and stroke.
New study shows possible link between Vitamin D deficiency and death risk in hemodialysis patients
02 February 2012
Hemodialysis (HD) patients with severe vitamin D deficiency are more than twice as likely to die from any cause compared with those who have sufficient levels of the vitamin, according to a German study.
Vitamin D Council teaming with Bio-Tech Pharmacal to give away vitamin D supplements to organizations, programs and initiatives
01 February 2012
The Vitamin D Council is partnering with Bio-Tech Pharmacal to give away bottles of 4000 IU capsules of vitamin D3. The organization is opening up a grant application cycle to the public, looking to provide organizations with the supplements to enhance a program or initiative.
Pesticides linked to vitamin D deficiency
31 January 2012
Pesticides could be suppressing people's vitamin D levels, leading to deficiency and disease, say scientists. The warning follows the discovery that adults with high serum concentrations of organochlorine pesticides such as DDT have lower vitamin D levels.
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