Background Previous meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D
supplementation and total cancer incidence and mortality found inconsistent results, and …

Diet has an important role in the development of colorectal cancer. In the past few decades,
findings from extensive epidemiologic and experimental investigations have linked …

Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin that has been produced on this earth for more than 500
million years. During exposure to sunlight 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin absorbs UV B …

Globally, about 400 million people reside at terrestrial altitudes above 1500 m, and more
than 100 million lowlanders visit mountainous areas above 2500 m annually. The …

This is a narrative review of the evidence supporting vitamin D's anticancer actions. The first
section reviews the findings from ecological studies of cancer with respect to indices of solar …

This overview paper highlights the successes of the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on
board the Aura satellite spanning a period of nearly 14 years. Data from OMI has been used …

Vitamin D production in the skin under the influence of sunlight (UVB) is maximized at levels
of sunlight exposure that do not burn the skin. Further metabolism of vitamin D to its major …

Vitamin D3 has many important health benefits. Unfortunately, these benefits are not widely
known among health care personnel and the general public. As a result, most of the world's …

Context: Vitamin D receptors are found in most tissues, not just those participating in the
classic actions of vitamin D such as bone, gut, and kidney. These nonclassic tissues are …

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Clifford J. Rosen, MD, Maine Medical Center Research Institute,
Scarborough, Maine SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Juliet E. Compston, MD, FRCP …