Letter from the Editor: Time to celebrate

What did the MNT editorial team get up to at their winter party? Food, drink, and singing ABBA at full blast may have been involved.

Customizing vitamin D supplements to the individual would ensure benefits are felt

Vitamin D supplements are less effective at raising vitamin D levels in pregnant women if they deliver their babies in the winter, have low levels of vitamin D early in pregnancy or gain more…

Researchers discover the genetic mechanism that passes on physical responses to hardship

During the winter of 1944, the Nazis blocked food supplies to the western Netherlands, creating a period of widespread famine and devastation.

Vitamin C and E supplements may hinder athletes’ training

With the 2014 Winter Olympics just around the corner, hundreds of athletes are in training for one of the most important competitions of their lives.

Vitamin D Levels Decrease During Winter Months In Women With Health Conditions

Women with health issues such as arthritis and diabetes are much more likely to have inadequate levels of vitamin D during the winter than in the summer, according to new research introduced at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Annual Meeting…

Also In Global Health News: Hunger In Pakistan; Least Developed Countries; Dengue Treatment; Nevirapine Studies

As Winter Approaches, UNICEF Estimates 250,000 Pakistani Children ‘Critically’ Lack Food “As winter approaches on Pakistan’s flooded southern plains, thousands of malnourished children are living in dirty, spartan tents without prospect of a home, officials and U.N. workers say,” Agence France-Presse reports.