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First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

5 Health tips that will change your life

Choosing a healthy lifestyle can lead to a longer, more fulfilling life. Improving your physical and mental health has a positive effect on everyone around you.You can teach your family and friends better habits through example. There's no need to be ... [Published Times of India - 19 hours ago]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Health claims about vitamin D examined

Rarely a month goes by without the papers reporting at least one health news story related to vitamin D. In recent weeks the media has reported that vitamin D can help relieve the symptoms of asthma and lower blood pressure.There have been long-standing ... [Published Winsford Guardian - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Wits staff named as NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards finalists

The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) and the Minister of Science and Technology will be announcing the winners on 27 June in Gauteng. To an individual for an outstanding contribution to SETI over a lifetime:NEIL COVILLE, Professor Emeritus, ... [Published Biz Community - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Observatory: Rickets Plagued Children of the Medicis

The bone disease, resulting from vitamin D deficiency and typically associated with the inferior diet and living conditions of the poor, may have been a consequence of the family’s vast wealth. ... [Published New York Times - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Children of 'powerful' Medici family suffered from rickets

Washington, June 17 (ANI): Malnutrition and prolonged indoor life resulted in wealthy and powerful Italian Medici family's children suffering from rickets, a new paleopathological study has revealed.University of Pisa researchers made the discovery after ... [Published News Track India - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Scared of the Sun – the Global Pandemic of Vitamin D Deficiency

Under the grey skies of the UK, a childhood disease thought to have been almost eliminated half a century ago is rising up like a specter from the past, spooking parents and doctors alike. Rickets, a condition which evokes images of a bygone era of childhood ... [Published Brain Blogger - Jun 16 2013]
First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Medici Children Suffered From Rickets

The children of the wealthy and powerful Medici family suffered from rickets as result of malnutrition and prolonged indoor life, a new paleopathological study has revealed.Researchers at the University of Pisa made the discovery after analyzing nine ... [Published Discovery Channel - Jun 14 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Bees used to treat diseases like arthritis

When Chi Cheng was stung by a bee last year, he was surprised to experience relief from his spinal arthritis, rather than the usual pain and swelling. Chi, a 40-year-old traditional Chinese medicine doctor, had battled rickets for around a decade before ... [Published People.com.cn - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 2 reports

The Privileged Upbringing of the Medici Kids Made Them Sick

The Medicis were highly influential figures during the time of the Italian Renaissance, but as rich and as privileged as the kids born in this family were, they still got sick.Ironically enough, specialists say that the Medici kids got sick because of ... [Published Softpedia - Jun 08 2013]
First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 02 2013 - 1 reports

Rickets

Kliegman RM, et al. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2011. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/208746819-6/0/1608/0.html. Accessed March 12, 2013.Ferri FF. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2013: 5 Books in 1. Philadelphia, ... [Published MayoClinic.com - Jun 02 2013]
First reported May 26 2013 - Updated May 26 2013 - 1 reports

Importance of outdoor activities for your kids health

Playgrounds play an essential role in the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being of children right from the stage of early childhood.It is a natural tool for children to develop resiliency as they learn to cooperate, overcome challenges, ... [Published Times of India - May 26 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Can too much sunblock cause rickets?

London - Chris Head’s mother Suzi believed she was doing her best for her sports-mad young son by smothering him in factor 50 sunscreen every time he went out to play.But it meant that the football and cricket-loving youngster had very little exposure ... [Published IOL - May 21 2013]

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..." He acknowledged the challenges of living and working in a small room though. "You can get rickets by not having any sunlight - it is not healthy to be in this position" he said. STORY: Yoko Ono Honors Julian Assange With Special Annual Courage Award
"In cases of confinement, where the whole body is inactive, we could be looking at total body atrophy.”"
He said he worked 17-hour days, exercised to try to keep healthy and currently was working on a song about "the new politics that has come about as a result of the internet and media distortion" with a popular Latin American musical group

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Health claims about vitamin D examined [Published Winsford Guardian - Jun 18 2013]
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Observatory: Rickets Plagued Children of the Me... [Published New York Times - Jun 17 2013]
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What are the chances? [Published Melbourne Age - Jun 17 2013]
Vitamins: The good and the bad [Published The Med Guru - Jun 17 2013]
Children of 'powerful' Medici family suffered f... [Published News Track India - Jun 17 2013]
A year on, Assange still a divisive issue [Published NEWS.com.au - Jun 17 2013]
Scared of the Sun – the Global Pandemic of Vita... [Published Brain Blogger - Jun 16 2013]
Ann-Marie Berg: Consult a pediatrician rather t... [Published Ames Daily Tribune - Jun 15 2013]
‘Vitamin D is more than just a vitamin’ [Published The Gulf Today - Jun 14 2013]
Medici Children Suffered From Rickets [Published Discovery Channel - Jun 14 2013]
Summer fun in the parks [Published Kokomo Tribune - Jun 14 2013]
Dr. Offit Ignores Data that Conflicts with his ... [Published Health Impact News - Jun 14 2013]
Piece of Mind: Dont take your vitamins [Published Alamosa Valley Courier - Jun 13 2013]
Bees used to treat diseases like arthritis [Published People.com.cn - Jun 13 2013]
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Scared of the Sun – the Global Pandemic of Vita... [Published Brain Blogger - Jun 16 2013]
Under the grey skies of the UK, a childhood disease thought to have been almost eliminated half a century ago is rising up like a specter from the past, spooking parents and doctors alike. Rickets, a condition which evokes images of a bygone era of childhood ...
Radiation and nuclear technology: safety withou... [Published SeekerBlog - May 17 2013]
Oxford nuclear and medical physicist  Wade Allison  is the author of  Radiation and Reason: The Impact of Science on a Culture of Fear . Recently Prof. Allison wrote an op-ed that explained very succinctly why low levels of radiation are not to be ...
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