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• Boosting Vitamin D Can Do a Heart Good

  MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that extra vitamin D could make ...

• Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer

  MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Men with jobs that expose them to high levels ...

• Supermarket Display May Make Spinach Even Healthier

  MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Fluorescent lighting in grocery stores might increase the nutritional ...

• Vitamin B3 May Help Repair Brain After a Stroke

  THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Based on the results of preliminary research in rats, ...

• Drinking Milk While Pregnant May Lower Kids' MS Risk

  TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to mothers who drink lots of milk ...

• Mom's Lifestyle in Early Pregnancy Affects Baby's Size

  TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The lifestyle habits you bring into pregnancy can have ...

• Too Little Vitamin D May Worsen Asthma

  THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- People with asthma who have low levels of vitamin ...

• Genes, Diet Offer New Clues to Parkinson's Disease

  MONDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) Researchers say they've spotted a new genetic risk factor for ...

• Vitamin D May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

  THURSDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of vitamin D in the blood appear ...

• Selenium, Vitamins E and C Won't Prevent Prostate Cancer

  December 9 (HealthDay News) -- Selenium, vitamin E and vitamin C won't prevent men from ...

• Mineral May Reduce High-Risk Bladder Disease

  December 8 (HealthDay News) -- Selenium, a trace mineral found in grains, nuts and meats, ...

• High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods

  December 2 (HealthDay News) -- There can be plenty of sodium -- commonly known as ...

• Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors

  August 21 (HealthDay News) -- Older cancer survivors need to listen to warnings about the ...

• Low-Salt Diet May Not Be Best for Heart

  June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Surprising new research suggests that a diet low in salt ...

• Too Little Vitamin D May Soften Baby's Skull

  March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may be linked to a ...

• Low Folate Levels May Harm Sperm

  March 19 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of folate for women in preventing birth defects ...

• Almost a Third of U.S. Kids Use Supplements

  Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- More than 30 percent of American children take some kind ...

• Daily Calcium Does Protect Bone

  August 24 (HealthDay News) -- In people older than 50, calcium supplementation cut the overall ...

• Heavy Drinkers Lack Omega-3 Nutrient

  July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Men who binge drink have lower levels of disease-fighting omega-3 ...