Cancer Meta-Analyses Shine on Vitamin D

High levels of vitamin D can significantly reduce the relative risks of breast and colorectal cancer, according to two meta-analyses reported separately by the same group of researchers here.One of the meta-analyses of published literature shows that a daily dose of 2,000 IUs of vitamin D3 would reduce the relative risk of both forms of [...]

Skin found to harbour almost 200 bacteria species

Look down at your inner forearm and what do you see? Depending on your age, the skin may be loose and crepey or taut and smooth. There may be the odd freckle or even a small bruise. What you don’t see with the naked eye is a world of microscopic organisms jostling each other for [...]