“Vitamin D is not really a vitamin at all — it is a pre-hormone that’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight exposure. As such, it is an integral part of human health and longevity.” — Dr. John Cannell, …

A new study of more than 2,000 people at risk for diabetes suggests that higher sunshine vitamin levels reduces the risk of contracting the disease — another study connecting vitamin D with lower risk of disease.

The results were presented …

“Vitamin D is essential for strong bones and a healthy immune system. While a limited amount of vitamin D can be obtained from exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the health risks of UV exposure — including skin cancer …

Science News — the magazine for the Society of Science & the Public — has published one of the best reviews for the lay person on the power of ‘the sunshine vitamin ‘ and why scientists want people to get …

Chicago based entrepreneur and community leader, Nick Patel, was invited by President Obama to attend a reception in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage at The White House on June 22, 2011. At this reception President Obama …

A leading vitamin D researcher is speculating that vitamin D deficiency contributed to the death of one of the world’s greatest musicians in 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It’s a theory that he’s published in a letter in an academic journal …

The Federal Reserve announced they have placed a cap on how much banks can charge businesses to swipe debit cards. These fees, known as swipe or interchange fees, were costing businesses an average of 44 cents per swipe. The new …

Half of all tanning businesses say their business performance for the first six months of 2011 was better than expected, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in the last week of May — another sign that the tanning market’s leaders …