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Vitamin D, specifically vitamin D3 cholecalciferol, is quite the hot topic lately. Medical journals are overflowing with the latest research findings on vitamin D and the many ways it protects one's health. Almost daily, vitamin D appears to be dominating the headlines in the media, and people all over the globe are starting to realize that vitamin D is one nutrient that should not be overlooked.

To help you stay informed, we've scoured the internet for a variety of the most exciting vitamin D news and compiled it here in one convenient, easy location. We've done all the work for you! Continuously updated, we hope the Vitamin D Council's Vitamin D News page will come to be your preferred resource for all the latest vitamin D news.

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ABC News - New York, NY, USA

• 2008.08.12'Sunshine Vitamin' May Cut Death Risk Vitamin D Appears to Cut Risk of Dying Early; Exact Mechanism Remains Unclear.

Abilene Reporter News - Abilene, TX, USA

• 2008.08.18Shedding sunlight on vitamin D needs My doctor says that I'm not getting enough vitamin D. I recently read an article about how spending more time in the sun can raise vitamin D levels and prevent some cancers, but I'm worried about skin cancer. What should I do?

all-healthtalk.com

• 2008.08.11Vitamin D for cancer prevention—backed by 2 studies Two new vitamin D studies using a sophisticated form of analysis called meta-analysis, in which data from multiple reports is combined, have revealed new prescriptions for possibly preventing up to half of the cases of breast cancer and two-thirds of the cases of colorectal cancer in the United States.
• 2008.08.05Vitamin D Status More Important Than High Calcium Intake Calcium intake levels of more than 800 mg/day may be unnecessary for maintaining calcium metabolism if vitamin D status is adequate, according to a study in the November 9 issue of JAMA.

BBC News - United Kingdom

• 2008.08.11Pain 'linked with low vitamin D' Low levels of the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D, may contribute to chronic pain among women, scientists believe.

BET.com

• 2008.08.15Health News: Black Americans Need More Sun There is a growing body of scientific and medical research suggesting that concerns about skin cancer may have been exaggerated and that most Americans, especially African Americans, actually need greater exposure to sunshine and the valuable vitamin D it helps to produce.

Bloomberg.com

• 2008.08.11Death May Be Nearer for People Who Lack Vitamin D People whose blood contains less vitamin D, produced naturally from exposure to sunshine, may have a greater chance of dying, according to a study.

The Business Journal - Greensboro, NC, USA

• 2008.08.18Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center receives award to help study aging Among the pilot studies expected to be funded with the grant will be research in arthritis, vitamin D nutrition and the genetic response to exercise.

Center For Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research

• 2008.08.06Study links vitamin D to colon cancer survival Patients diagnosed with colon cancer who had abundant vitamin D in their blood were less likely to die during a follow-up period than those who were deficient in the vitamin, according to a new study by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The Daily Journal - Vineland, NJ, USA

• 2008.08.15Ask questions about Vitamin D Deborah Stump, a South Jersey Healthcare outpatient dietitian and nutritional consultant, will be available to answer your questions about vitamin D...
• 2008.08.11Bottled sunshine You know all about Vitamin C, E and B12. But what you don't know about Vitamin D just could hurt you.

Daily Planet - Telluride, CO, USA

• 2008.08.07Health Column Much ado has been given to the role of calcium, vitamin D and hormones in bone health. They are not, however, the only ingredients needed.

Dallas News - Dallas, TX, USA

• 2008.08.13Low vitamin D levels linked to higher risk of death People with low vitamin D levels that are common in Northern Hemisphere locations such as Wisconsin had a significantly higher risk of death than those with healthier levels, a new study has found.

Denver Post - Denver, CO, USA

• 2008.08.02Elderly not getting enough vitamin D, study at CU finds Despite counseling, seniors at risk of bone breaks, osteoporosis.

The Dutch Harbor Fisherman - Dutch Harbor, AK, USA

• 2008.08.15Unalaskans need more of sunshine vitamin Many who live at northern latitudes, especially in the winter, have inadequate vitamin D levels. A study in the British Medical Journal estimates at least 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient.

Effective & Trusted Medications Guide

• 2008.08.08Vitamin D Supplement—Improve Your Brain Function Scientists at the Children's Hospital and Research Center in Oakland, California have recently begun studying whether there is substantial convincing biological or behavioral evidence that links vitamin D deficiency to brain dysfunction. The study found that there is biological evidence which proves that there is an important role for vitamin D in the development of the brain and its function.

EUR Web - Los Angeles, CA, USA

• 2008.08.14Lack of sunshine appears to be harming black health and life expectancy There is a growing body of scientific and medical research suggesting that concerns about skin cancer may have been exaggerated and that most Americans, especially Blacks, actually need greater exposure to sunshine and the valuable vitamin D it helps to produce.

Eurek Alert! - Washington, DC, USA

• 2008.08.15New mushroom study shows the power of energy density ...In addition, mushrooms may be nature's hidden treasure for vitamin D, a nutrient many Americans do not get enough of for the required daily intake.

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne, IN, USA

• 2008.08.19Tests to check vitamin D on rise Blood tests to check levels of vitamin D are on the rise as doctors and patients react to headline-grabbing research that suggests having too little may not only hurt your bones but also might increase your risk of certain cancers or heart disease.

Globe and Mail - Toronto, ON, Canada

• 2008.06.10Low vitamin D levels linked to greater risk of heart attacks in men Having low levels of vitamin D is associated with a doubling of the risk of heart attacks in men and an even greater risk of dying from the cardiac condition, according to a new study.

Health News Weekly - Hueytown, AL, USA

• 2008.08.11"Sunshine Vitamin" May Boost Colon Cancer Survival! There's more good news about the important role of vitamin D in protecting your health. A new study found that colon cancer patients with high blood levels of vitamin D showed a 48 percent increase in their survival odds!

The Healthy Skeptic

• 2008.08.19Treating depression without drugs - Part III Today we will look at other lifestyle-based approaches to treating depression without drugs. As I mentioned in the previous article, because 70% of research is funded by drug companies, many of these non-drug approaches have not been studied as extensively as antidepressant medication.

The Herald - Glasgow, Scotland, UK

• 2008.08.11Chronic pain link to vitamin D deficiency in women In a test of almost 7000 Caucasian men and women born in the same week in March 1958, scientists found that Vitamin D levels appeared to affect the extent of chronic pain in women, although not in men.

Johns Hopkins University Gazette - Baltimore, MD, USA

• 2008.08.18Low Vitamin D Levels Pose a Large Threat to Health, Researchers Say Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that inadequate levels of vitamin D, obtained from milk, fortified cereals and exposure to sunlight, lead to substantially increased risk of death.

Journal Gazette - Mattoon, IL, USA

• 2008.08.05Rickets on the rebound: Experts say bone disorder shouldn't stop new mothers from breastfeeding ...if mothers add a Vitamin D supplement to their babies' diets, breast milk is still the best way to nourish the infant.

KSBY Action News - San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

• 2008.08.13Healthy Living: Vitamin D can keep you healthy in more ways than one "The people who had the lowest vitamin D levels back in 1988 to 1994 had a 26 percent higher chance of dying," said Dr. Michal Melamed, a former Johns Hopkins researcher who is now with the Enstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University.

The Local - Stockholm, Sweden

• 2008.07.15 Swedish doctors urge action over autism-sunlight link Doctors in Sweden caution that vitamin D deficiency caused by a lack of sunlight could explain the country's increased incidence of autism.

Looking Fit - Phoenix, AZ, USA

• 2008.08.11 Study: Number Of Lives Saved By Sun Exposure May Be 10 Times Higher Than Fatal Skin Cancers The study—conducted by researchers at the Institute for Cancer Research in Oslo, Norway, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences—focused on the fact that vitamin D is produced following exposure to sunlight.

Malaysia Star - Malaysia

• 2008.08.17 Calcium power Many important body functions depend on calcium and its binding proteins, especially calmodulin.

Medical News Today - United Kingdom

• 2008.08.01Trial Into The Link Between Prenatal Vitamin D Levels And Schizophrenia Prevalence 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.

MedPage Today - Little Falls, NJ, USA

• 2008.08.18Vitamin D Concentration Linked to Hip Fracture Risk In postmenopausal women, low serum vitamin D concentrations were associated with an increased risk for hip fracture in a nested case-control study.
• 2008.08.11Vitamin D Again Linked to All-Cause Mortality Low vitamin D levels may raise the risk of death from any cause, researchers found.

MinnPost - Minneapolis, MN, USA

• 2008.07.24A mysterious connection: autism and Minneapolis' Somali children First generation U.S.-born Somali-speaking children in Minneapolis schools are disproportionately identified as having autism.

MLW magazine - United Kingdom

• 2008.08.14Patients' own blood cells key to rheumatoid arthritis vaccine ...The Newcastle team has developed a way to chemically manipulate a patient's white blood cells so that they develop into tolerogenic dendritic cells, using chemicals, steroids and Vitamin D, before they are injected back into the patient's knee in the form of a vaccine.

NBC Augusta - Augusta, GA, USA

• 2008.08.11Study finds Vitamin D very important in preventing serious illnesses Monday's study in the Archives of Internal Medicine isn't new. It's part of a growing body of evidence showing just how important Vitamin D is to our health.

The National - Abu Dhabi

• 2008.08.17The sunshine vitamin To D or not to D? That’s the question most people living in the UAE should be asking, doctors say.

New York Times - New York, NY, USA

• 2008.08.18Nutrition: Vitamin D May Play Larger Role in Health A lack of vitamin D has been found in some studies to play an unrecognized role in death among people suffering from a variety of medical problems, including heart disease and cancer. Now researchers say they have evidence that even in the general population, having too little of the vitamin appears to be associated with a higher risk of death.
• 2008.02.19An Oldie Vies for Nutrient of the Decade The so-called sunshine vitamin is poised to become the nutrient of the decade, if a host of recent findings are to be believed.

Red Scrubs

• 2008.08.19From Vitamin D to Hormone D — New Advances Recent research has shown that the biological sphere of influence of vitamin D is much broader than originally thought as shown by the massive tissue distribution of the vitamin D receptor or VDR.

Reuters - New York, NY, USA

• 2008.06.23Study shows more benefits of sunshine vitamin People with a vitamin D deficiency are likely to die sooner than people whose blood contains higher amounts of the so-called sunshine vitamin, Austrian researchers said on Monday.

Science Daily - Rockville, MD, USA

• 2008.08.12Low Vitamin D Levels Pose Large Threat To Health; Overall 26 Percent Increased Risk Of Death Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that inadequate levels of vitamin D, obtained from milk, fortified cereals and exposure to sunlight, lead to substantially increased risk of death.

Stillwater NewsPress - Stillwater, OK, USA

• 2008.08.16Get your daily dose of D A whole lot of Americans are D-ficient—lacking adequate levels of vitamin D circulating in the bloodstream, according to research that increasingly suggests shortfalls contribute to numerous health woes.

Times Union - Albany, NY, USA

• 2008.08.15Vitamin D & Babies—A Mother's Question A patient with a newborn recently asked if her child needed vitamin D supplementation...

US National Library of Medicine - Bethesda, MD, USA

• 2008.08.18Low Vitamin D Raises Women's Hip Fracture Risk Too many Americans aren't getting enough of the sun-sourced nutrient, researchers say.

US News & World Report - Washington, DC, USA

• 2008.08.18Low Vitamin D Raises Women's Hip Fracture Risk Low levels of vitamin D can boost older women's risk for hip fracture by more than 70 percent, University of Pittsburgh researchers report.
• 2008.08.154 Injuries That Hurt Female Athletes ...And ensure you're eating a healthy diet that includes calcium and vitamin D, the AAOS advises.
• 2008.08.11Lack of Vitamin D Boosts Death Risk Inadequate vitamin D could increase your risk of death by 26 percent, a new study concludes.

USA Today - McLean, VA, USA

• 2008.06.16Lack of vitamin D rampant in infants, teens Giving your children all they need to grow big and strong may not be as simple as a gummy vitamin and three square meals. They still may be susceptible to an epidemic that's starting to gain the notice of pediatricians and bone doctors across the country: vitamin D deficiency.

Vidyya Medical News - Los Angeles, CA, USA

• 2008.08.14Key gaps remain in understanding health effects of vitamin D Despite considerable progress in research to understand the health effects of vitamin D, experts convened by the NIH to review the available data found major gaps in the evidence.

Wall Street Journal - New York, NY, USA

• 2008.07.15Defending Against Disease—With Vitamin D New Studies Suggest It Isn't Just Bones That Might Benefit.

Washington Post - Arlington, VA, USA

• 2008.08.19Low Vitamin D Raises Women's Hip Fracture Risk Low levels of vitamin D can boost older women's risk for hip fracture by more than 70 percent, University of Pittsburgh researchers report.

WebMD's The Heart.org - Montreal, QC, Canada

• 2008.08.11More evidence that vitamin D deficiency ups mortality Another study has found that that low levels of low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (25[OH]D) seem to be linked to an increased risk of death, this time in a nationally representative cohort.

Yahoo! News

• 2008.08.18Vitamin D's wild days: Who to test, what to take? Don't be surprised if your doctor orders a vitamin D test during your next physical. Blood tests to check levels of the so-called sunshine vitamin are on the rise as doctors and patients react to headline-grabbing research that suggests having too little may not only hurt your bones—it might increase your risk of certain cancers or heart disease.