Monday February 26th 2007, 11:44 pm
CALCIUM, VITAMIN D CUT STRESS FRACTURES
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Focus On Health (Daily Local News)
Focus On Health (Daily Local News)
Monday February 26th 2007, 7:45 pm
CALCIUM, VITAMIN D CUT STRESS FRACTURES
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A meat-free main dish (El Nuevo Herald)
Monday February 26th 2007, 6:43 pm
Mushrooms can be an important source of B-vitamins if you don't eat meat, and they're among the richest sources of selenium, niacin and vitamin D on the produce aisle, according to the folks at the Mushroom Council, who sent this yummy recipe.
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Vitamin D May Lower Nursing Home Falls (WJXT Jacksonville)
Monday February 26th 2007, 6:09 pm
Giving residents of nursing homes vitamin D may help reduce the number of falls, according to researchers. A study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that seniors taking a high daily dose of vitamin D experienced 72 percent fewer falls, compared to those taking a placebo.
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Vitamin A may reduce stomach cancer risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Monday February 26th 2007, 3:41 pm
High intakes of vitamin A apparently reduce the risk of developing gastric cancer, Swedish researchers report.
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Vitamin D May Cut Elders’ Falls (MedicineNet.com)
Monday February 26th 2007, 3:37 pm
Title: Vitamin D May Cut Elders' Falls Category: Health News Created: 2/26/2007 Last Editorial Review: 2/26/2007
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Monday February 26th 2007, 3:16 pm
CALCIUM, VITAMIN D CUT STRESS FRACTURES
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What’s in your milk?
Monday February 26th 2007, 12:00 pm
Some epidemiologists have suggested that steroid and peptide hormones in cow's milk increases the risk of cancer. But it's hardly an area of consensus.
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Living in green neighborhoods or close to grocery stores associated with reduced risk of being overweight.
Monday February 26th 2007, 12:00 pm
A study of more than 7,000 children ages 3 to 18, which was conducted in Marion County, Indiana, found that increased green space was closely associated with decreased risk for being overweight, but only for children residing in higher population density regions.
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Melting snow lairs put seal pups in peril.
Monday February 26th 2007, 12:00 pm
A collapsed lair leaves pups susceptible to freezing. It even makes them vulnerable to avian predators such as ravens and gulls, which kill by pecking out the pups' eyes and brains.
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City Council may change menu rule on calories.
Monday February 26th 2007, 12:00 pm
Spurred on by the restaurant industry, the City Council may soon consider a bill that would overturn a new rule requiring calorie information to be prominently displayed at most major fast-food and chain outlets.
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Monday February 26th 2007, 11:46 am
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