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	<title>Science Surf &#187; Vitamin + Sunshine</title>
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		<title>What the #$*! Do We Know!?</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/07/20/what-the-do-we-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/07/20/what-the-do-we-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It drives me crazy &#8211; the new JACI review with a detailed explanation how VDD (vitamin D deficiency) induces food allergy (FA). Unfortunately, it has never been show that FDD is related to FA &#8211; while the opposite may be true&#8230; Until we have the vitamin D feeding data ready for publication from the Europrevall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/07/17/your-first-10000-photographs-are-your-worst/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/07/17/your-first-10000-photographs-are-your-worst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun + nothing else]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History + Insights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While science does not produce such big waves at the moment, I spent some time last week at ourlocal surf spot here in Munich while sorting out this weekend about 2,000 shots. For those of you, who have never heard about the Eisbach here is the video trailer of the new movie But note, before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once more: Calcium and IgE</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/06/18/once-more-calcium-and-ige/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/06/18/once-more-calcium-and-ige/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calcium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin-D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here comes the most striking connection between calcium and IgE that updates some earlier posts here The fact that the regulation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration is different in various T-cell effectors may offer the opportunity to target key intermediates &#8230; to inhibit specifically the functions of one given T-cell subset. It is classically admitted that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why FFQs don&#8217;t predict vitamin D status</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/05/26/why-ffqs-dont-predict-vitamin-d-status/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/05/26/why-ffqs-dont-predict-vitamin-d-status/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin-D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two recent studies used food frequency questionnaires to predict vitamin D status and later allergy (Devereux 2007 and Camargo 2007) probably the only two studies that seem to contradict the vitamin D hypothesis. New research now reported at the ATS congress [Poster Board # A84] &#8220;Measurement of Vitamin D Levels Utilizing Laboratory and Dietary Recall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The desperate struggle for consistency</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/05/24/the-desperate-struggle-for-consistency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/05/24/the-desperate-struggle-for-consistency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 10:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[do not believe in science]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wjst.de/blog/?p=4424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I received by mail order a new paper by a researcher who has written about 30 papers so far, mainly about T reg cells and Il-10. She concludes in her most recent publication A number of studies, both epidemiological and immunological, are converging to suggest a role for Vitamin D in promoting peripheral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When will they ever learn?</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/05/10/when-will-they-ever-learn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/05/10/when-will-they-ever-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 06:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phototherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin-D]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wjst.de/blog/?p=4414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new abstract shows Perinatal data for singleton children who were prescribed anti-asthmatic medication (n = 61 256) were compared with corresponding data for all singleton children born in Sweden &#8230; (n = 1 338 319). &#8230; Being the first-born child, maternal age above 44 yr, involuntary childlessness for more than 1 yr, maternal smoking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The most significant improvement in Snow Leopard</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/04/28/the-most-significant-improvement-in-snow-leopard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/04/28/the-most-significant-improvement-in-snow-leopard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computer + Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genetics + Biology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evo-devo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ige]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wjst.de/blog/?p=4382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(at least for scientists) is the possibility to annotate PDFs. Sorry, the screenshot originates from one the most stupid papers that I read over the past years but it nicely shows how to highlight text that will be permanently stored &#8211; just pressing CTRL+CMD+H.]]></description>
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		<title>rs4711, uh rs7041</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/04/28/rs4711-uh-rs7041/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/04/28/rs4711-uh-rs7041/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genetics + Biology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin-D]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wjst.de/blog/?p=4373</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first GWAS of human vitamin serum D level finds the most important SNPs: In a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 4,501 persons of European ancestry drawn from five cohorts, we identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the gene encoding group-specific component (vitamin D binding) protein, GC, on chromosome 4q12-13 that were associated with 25(OH)D [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Close the calcium channel to get rid of allergy?</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/02/24/close-the-calcium-channel-to-get-rid-of-allergy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/02/24/close-the-calcium-channel-to-get-rid-of-allergy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin-D]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wjst.de/blog/?p=4171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully the auto-loader at the bottom will pick some previous posts here about calcium, vitamin D and allergy; these may be necessary for the background of a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine last week We looked for Cav1 channel expression in Th2 and Th1-cells by real-time PCR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allergic sensitization by a food fortifier?</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/01/22/allergic-sensitization-by-similac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/01/22/allergic-sensitization-by-similac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sensitization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin-D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week the journal &#8220;Allergy&#8221; printed a report of three cases where allergic sensitization in preterm infants is attributed to the human milk fortifier Similac. The product contains: Nonfat milk, corn syrup solids, whey protein concentrate, and MCT oil (fractionated coconut or palm kernel oil) as sources of proteins, fat, and carbohydrate (Abbott Laboratories Pediatric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High doses of vitamin D may induce cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/01/05/high-doses-of-vitamin-d-may-induce-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/01/05/high-doses-of-vitamin-d-may-induce-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[induction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prevention]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having been approached by a GP about a rising interest of high dose vitamin D therapy (that a German website praises as a panacea for all kind of diseases) it took me some time to recall a recent IARC monograph. Sure, it&#8217;s all about the correct dose, while excess vitamin supplementation may even kill people. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tolerogenic effects of vitamin D?</title>
		<link>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/01/04/tolerogenic-effects-of-vitamin-d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wjst.de/blog/2010/01/04/tolerogenic-effects-of-vitamin-d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthias Wjst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma + Allergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin + Sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hygiene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin-D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new allergy study published last month hypothesized that prenatal vitamin D supplementation could induce tolerogenic DC at birth. To evaluate this hypothesis in an epidemiological setting, we quantiï¬ed the gene expression levels of ILT3 and ILT4 in cord blood (CB) samples of a population-based birth cohort of farm and reference children. ILT3/IL4 as a [...]]]></description>
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