A study from Ireland reported by Reuters has linked low levels of vitamin D to rheumatic diseases
The research was conducted in Ireland at the South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, Cork. by Dr. Muhammad Haroon and associates.  between January and June 2007, researchers reviewed vitamin D deficiency in all new patients seen at their rheumatology clinic . [...]

Another study finds that vitamin D is a key component of good health.  The study ads toa mountain of evidence supporting the need for adequate amounts of the “sunshine” vitamin’s.  Some experts estimate that 15 minutes daily in the sun without sunscreen provides adequate vitamin D.
Individuals with lower blood levels of vitamin D appear to [...]

The key importance of vitamin D is highlighted in another study.
“Among patients with colorectal cancer, higher prediagnosis plasma 25(OH)D levels were associated with a significant improvement in overall survival.” concludes a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
For the study, researchers analyzed data from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and the Health Professionals [...]

The effectiveness of the flu vaccine is gamble. Months before the flu season, officials at the World Health Organization and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services take a guess as to what flu virus strain will hit in the coming winter. Even if they quess right, the effectiveness of the vaccine has been [...]

Scientists from King’s College London have found a possible link between slower aging and vitamin D. In a study of over 2,000 women between 18 and 79 years old, researched found that higher women with higher levels of vitamin D in their systems, trended to have “young” age biomarkers.
“Our findings suggest that higher vitamin D [...]

Can enough vitamin D help you live longer? Seems like it can according to a new study from International Agency for Research on Cancer in France, published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
Not taking any risks on overstatement, the authors write, “Intake of ordinary doses of vitamin D supplements seems to [...]

Risk increases five times for vitamin D deficiency early in pregnancy
Preeclampsia is the leading cause of premature delivery and maternal and fetal illness and death worldwide Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy marked by soaring blood pressure and swelling of the hands and feet, and ranges in severity from mild to severe; the mild [...]

600,000 cases a year of breast and colorectal cancer could be prevented each year by adequate intake of vitamin D, according to researcher
A new study looking at the relationship between vitamin D serum levels and the risk of colon and breast cancer across the globe has estimated the number of cases of cancer that could [...]