Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Vitamins may lower risk of autism

  May 26, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Women who reported not taking prenatal vitamins immediately before and during a pregnancy were twice as likely to have a child with autism, University of California, Davis, …

• Vitamin overload can actually backfire

  April 6, 2010 in Features on Page C1 These days, it’s not difficult to consume 600 percent of your daily recommended value of B vitamins or 2,000 percent of the recommended amount of vitamin C – all before …

• Vitamin D debate continues

  April 7, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Vitamin D – the so-called sunshine vitamin – is the wonder nutrient of the moment. While the vitamin is best known for helping build strong bones and absorb calcium, a … 1

• Multivitamins not magic bullets

  March 10, 2009 in Features on Page C3 We’ve been told for years that popping a multivitamin will make us healthier and prolong our lives, but a major study recently found that daily multivitamins don’t make a difference …

• People’s Pharmacy: Vitamin eases reader’s chronic migraines

  March 10, 2009 in Features on Page C3 Q. Thank you for writing about taking vitamin B-2 on a daily basis to prevent migraine headaches. I have suffered from them for 17 years and have been to many …

• Addition of vitamin D eased shoulder pain

  February 24, 2009 in Features on Page C3 Q. A couple of weeks ago, my husband saw his endocrinologist, and the doctor ordered a test of his vitamin D level. It was very low, so my husband was …