Vitamin D Council

May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and Stroke Awareness Month. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have high blood pressure, and it is a significant risk factor in stroke, a medical emergency that 800,000 people will endure per year. Learn more about risk factors and how better vitamin D levels may be an important step in improving your high blood pressure and stroke risk.

Today is World Lupus Day, a day to recognize the disease and the 5 million people worldwide who suffer from it. Research shows that vitamin D may play a role in improving the quality of life and disease activity in patients with lupus.

Today marks the third day of Cystic Fibrosis awareness month. During the month of May, volunteers and people living with Cystic Fibrosis and their families come together to spread awareness and raise funds for research to find a cure for this debilitating disease.

Vitamin D Association conference in London, England on May 17-18.

An international conference in London, UK on 7th April 2011.

Vitamin D and its critical role in pregnancy, infancy and childhood will be discussed at a high-level conference on May 17, 2011 at the Wellcome Centre in London, UK.

A one-day event in London, UK on 18th May 2011.