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Report: Unauthorized Experiments Performed On Developmentally Disabled In New Jersey

Developmentally disabled patients in New Jersey were treated like lab rats, according a report.

2012/07/17

Eye Patient Examination (credit: CBS 2)

HealthWatch: Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over the age of 60. A new study suggests Vitamin D could protect women from the vision-robbing illness, Dr. Max Gomez reports.

2011/04/12

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HealthWatch: Vitamin D And Calcium

NEW YORK (CBS 2) — For the past several years, Vitamin D has been the “it” vitamin, with studies suggesting large doses could not only boost bone health, but may also prevent cancer, diabetes and […]

2010/11/30

Patient Bailey Irwin blows into a spirometer to test his lung capacity and function. (credit: CBS 2)

HealthWatch: Vitamin D And Asthma

Areas in the northern hemisphere where millions of people are Vitamin D-deficient are the same areas where asthma is most common.

2010/09/28

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