Fluoride: hip fracture risk - Fluoride in the water supply actually increases the risk of hip fracture among the elderly, a seven year study among the over 65s of Utah has discover...

Vitamin d and cancer - It works, but above the rda - The news that high doses of vitamin D can halve the risk of some cancers may well have had a poor reception in Brussels. While the EU bureaucrats are...

Vitamin d may cut diabetes risk in children - Children in a recent study who took vitamin D supplements early in life had a much lower risk of developing diabetes than those who didn’t, say resear...

Fractures: - High-dose vitamin d is a preventative - Most nutritionists argue that conventional medicine just doesn't get nutrition. The RDA levels are far too low to be effective, and yet it's usually...

Epilepsy: Half of all victims are deficient in vitamin D - Almost every week a new piece of research finds out something else about the importance of vitamin D to our health. Now researchers have discovered t...

Hip fractures are linked to smoking in new study - Among all women, one hip fracture in eight is attributable to smoking, regardless of body weight, early menopause and physical activity, according to...

New drugs - New profits for old product - Most new drugs are simply old drugs with a bit of window dressing to justify double the price tag. Yet, the dangers multiply from these novel twists a...

Vitamin d: levels vary - Cow's milk and infant formula rarely contain the amount of vitamin D stated on the label and may be either underfortified or overfortified which could...