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Editor Emeritus on February 3rd, 2012

Taken from the Vitamin D Council Newsletter January 30, 2012 — Dr John Cannell Every year, billions are spent in fertility clinics; the result of which is often in vitro fertilization (IVF). About 5 years ago, I began receiving emails from a nurse practitioner in Indiana who works in a fertility clinic. Her experience was […]

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Editor Emeritus on October 6th, 2011

By Dr John Cannell of The Vitamin D Council. The Health Gazette highly recommends that readers visit The Vitamin D Council site. Think of a study of more than 81,000 women. How much time do you think such a study would take; how much effort from the scientists? Then say it was prospective, that is, […]

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Editor Emeritus on July 23rd, 2011

Dr. Cannell answers readers’ questions and sheds light on some of the latest papers on vitamin D. Dear Dr. Cannell On Autism Dear Dr. Cannell: My son James weighs 48lb, he is 7 yrs old. He had autistic symptoms for almost 5 years (first noticed when he was 2 yrs old). I initially started him […]

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Editor Emeritus on July 1st, 2011

We are all waiting for the 900 or so randomized controlled trials that scientists are conducting using vitamin D.  This morning, researchers working at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, under the direction of Professor Anastassios Pittas, published just such a randomized controlled trial in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Their research group reported that […]

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Editor Emeritus on May 27th, 2011

Medical researchers in India studied a range of herbs for their antibiotic properties in challenging clinical situations. They chose a research population of patients undergoing treatment for oral cancers. The cancer treatment results in impairment of the immune system (not exactly an ideal outcome for anyone, much less for cancer patients, but that is another […]

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