Forget what you've heard about sunbathing, new studies show it may actually be good for you. Researchers say women who get lots of vitamin D are less likely to develop breast cancer.

The findings add to the already strong evidence that the "sunshine vitamin" helps prevent many types of cancer. The body makes vitamin D from sunlight. It's also found in some foods

Researchers say offering soymilk to elementary school students boosts the number of children who select a calcium-rich beverage in the lunch line and limits the amount of saturated fat consumed from calcium-rich beverages.

According to a study in April's Journal of the American Dietetic Association, nearly a quarter of students were selecting soymilk over cow's milk by the end of the four-week study and school cafeterias should consider the milk lactose alternative

Researchers have found that in the northern hemisphere, being born in May has been tied to an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, while being born in November carries the lowest risk.

Researchers published their findings on bmj.com and suspect that complex interactions between genes and the environment before or shortly after birth may help to explain this link

Researchers may have found a way for doctors to use vitamin D to fight colon cancer.

Vitamin D is needed to prevent colorectal cancer in its earliest states, but high doses of the vitamin produces large amounts of calcium, which can result in blood toxicity. It must therefore be obtained primarily through exposure to sunlight

Researchers find that pregnant women who take higher than recommended doses of vitamin D significantly lower the risk of bearing children with wheezing illnesses.

Carlos A. Camargo, M.D., Dr.Ph., of Harvard, says expectant moms who take about 724 IU per day of vitamin D halve the risk of having a child that would develop a wheezing illness by age three. They also decrease the chance of bearing a child at high risk for asthma