September brings the end of summer in the northern hemisphere and, for many, that means getting less sunshine. Our skin uses the sun’s rays to make vitamin D. Without it, the body can’t absorb dietary calcium, so it steals calcium from bones, increasing the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. But missing out on the “sunshine vitamin” has consequences for more than just bone health, reports the September 2008 issue of Harvard Women’s Health Watch.

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Embracing the belief that an interdisciplinary and coordinated research agenda can have a profound impact on advancing science and influencing policy, a group of experts has developed a roadmap for improving our understanding of how mercury moves through the marine ecosystem and into the fish we eat.

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The Washington Post on Tuesday examined how “emigrating from poor rural life in Central America to poor urban and suburban life” in the U.S. can cause immigrants to adopt new unhealthy eating habits that can lead to obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other ailments.

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