UC San Diego is sponsoring a vitamin D scientific conference in April.  I cannot attend time-wise and finance-wise.  Is there anyone living down there who would like to attend and take notes for me?  There is a fee to attend, and I am not in a position to help pay for it, sorry.  Conference: Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitamin D DeficiencyWhere: UC San Diego/La JollaWhen: April 9, 2010Website: http://www.grassrootshealth.net/event

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LATEST VITAMIN D HEADLINES: Title: Vitamin D: Many Benefits; Optimal Dose Uncertain, Sept 16, 2009 Full article at: http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2009-mchi/5417.html Excerpt: "ROCHESTER, Minn. — Vitamin D appears to boost health from head to toe, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. ... Recent reports on vitamin D suggest that it offers many benefits, especially for older adults. Findings point to improved balance, reduction in the risk of bone fractures, and better thinking skills...

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Happy New Year, Everyone, may this be a productive and healthy year for all! LATEST VITAMIN D NEWS HEADLINE: Title: The Link Between Autism and Low Levels of Vitamin D, By Julius Goepp, MD See full article at: http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2009/apr2009_The-Link-Between-Autism-and-Low-Levels-of-Vitamin-D_01.htm, Life Extension Magazine, Apr 2009 Excerpt: "An epidemic of autism appears to be underway in the United States. According to several respected leaders in child and adult nutrition from across the United States, the current meteoric...

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LATEST VITAMIN D HEADLINES: Title: Millions of needless death See full article at: http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2009/jan2009_Millions-of-Needless-Deaths_01.htm, Life Extension Magazine, Jan 2009 Excerpt: "...a study published in June 2008 showed that men with low vitamin D levels suffer 2.42 times more heart attacks. ... Each year, about 157,000 Americans die from coronary artery disease-related heart attacks.   Based on this most recent study, if every American optimized their vitamin D status, the number of deaths prevented from this...

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LATEST VITAMIN D NEWS HEADLINE: Title: 1 in 7 U.S. Teens is Vitamin D Deficient - - But the Odds are Much Greater for Girls, African Americans, 11 Mar 2009See full article here: http://www.prohealth.com//library/showArticle.cfm?libid=14388*Excerpt: "One in seven American adolescents is vitamin D deficient, according to a new study by researchers in the Department of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College. ... More than half of African-American teens are vitamin D deficient. Girls had more...

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  LATEST VITAMIN D HEADLINE Title: Health Buzz: 1 in 5 Youngsters Lacking in Vitamin D and Other Health News, Megan Johnson, US News & World Report, Oct 26, 2009 Full article available at: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/living-well-usn/2009/10/26/health-buzz-1-in-5-youngsters-lacking-in-vitamin-d-and-other-health-news.html Excerpts: "A new study finds that about 20 percent of U.S. children between ages 1 and 11 aren't getting enough vitamin D."  Of the 3,000 children studied, "...90 percent of black children and 80 percent of Hispanic children may be...

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LATEST VITAMIN D NEWS HEADLINE: Schoolboy Ryan McLaughlin wins vitamin D campaign Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 See full article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8396818.stm Excerpt: "Pregnant women are to be educated about the importance of taking vitamin D supplements thanks to a campaign by a 14-year-old Glasgow schoolboy. ... Ryan McLaughlin, whose mother Kirsten has multiple sclerosis, took his case to the Scottish Parliament's petitions committee earlier this year.  He believs taking vitamin D can help prevent...

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Here is a link to the latest journal article released by the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez.  Publicly-available information is below: Vitamin D and calcium insufficiency-related chronic diseases: molecular and cellular pathophysiology M Peterlik and H S Cross Eur J Clin Nutr 2009 63: 1377-1386; advance online publication, September 2, 2009; 10.1038/ejcn.2009.105 Absract: A compromised vitamin D status, characterized by low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH)D) serum levels, and a nutritional calcium deficit are widely encountered in European...

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I have to re-post this per the Doctor's Board moderator's request.  Please see Dr. Frank Lipman's useful guidelines on how to know how much vitamin D to take: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/how-sunlight-could-prevent-alzheimers-and-cancer.html?&page=2.

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Aging: Vitamin D Levels Tied to Dementia Risk, By NICHOLAS BAKALAR, Published: February 23, 2009, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/research/24aging.html?scp=4&sq=vitamin+d&st=nyt. "Low blood levels of vitamin D may be associated with an increased risk for dementia, a British study has found. Scientists measured blood levels of the vitamin in a representative sample of 1,766 people over 65 and assessed their mental functioning with a widely used questionnaire. About 12 percent were cognitively impaired, and the lower their...

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In the 11/11/09 Weekly Bulletin from Dr. Andrew Weil: "Add this to the benefits of vitamin D: a study from Finland suggests that the higher your levels of "D," the lower your risks for heart disease and stroke. The Finnish researchers measured vitamin D blood levels in 2,817 men and 3,402 women (average age 49) and followed the participants for 27 years. During that time, 480 men and 453 women died from heart disease or...

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Canada NewsWire 11-05-09, TORONTO, Nov. 4, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) TITLE: Breast cancer risk 'virtually eradicated' by elevated vitamin D levels, researchers suggest."Breast cancer is a disease so directly related to vitamin D deficiency that a woman's risk of contracting the disease can be 'virtually eradicated' by elevating her vitamin D status to what vitamin D scientists consider to be natural blood levels. That's the message vitamin D pioneer Dr. Cedric Garland delivered in...

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