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If you lack vitamin d

Children from the age of 1 year and adults need 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day. This applies to adults, including pregnant and breastfeeding women and the elderly, and children aged 11 to 17. You cannot overdose on vitamin D through exposure to sunlight. 1 year of age should be given a daily supplement containing 8.… Read More »

5 quick PR tricks to cover up a lack of real health care news

As all researchers know, science is a grinding parade of failure and dead ends. But as we’ve often written, news release writers sometimes seem hell-bent on making the public believe otherwise. Like expert makeup artists, they can add sparkle to lackluster findings, mask blemishes in study designs, and smooth over unimpressive data. One thing I… Read More »