News and questions about Vitamin D, heart disease, knee issues, neuropathy, prostatectomy and more

Summary: Interesting connection between vitamin D and heart disease; Research on how memory works helps develop treatments for trauma conditions like PTSD; What is causing a sudden sharp pain in my knee? After surgery to remove stomach cancer, a woman has trouble absorbing iron and vitamin D; Fluid in the bursa probably explains a caller's has strange sounds in knee joint after a knee replacement; A caller with long-living family history would like to explore all of their genome sequences; Pain creams for a person with Parkinson's disease and peripheral neuropathy; Tingling in the shoulder is probably not related to other pains caused by a uterine fibroid; Moderate alcohol intake may reduce risk of getting rheumatoid arthritis, but watch for increased breast cancer; New study shows that radical prostatectomy does not extend lifespan except in those with very high PSA; Advice for a woman suffering from both peripheral neuropathy and arthritis; Why low-paid doctors play co-marketing games, like a pediatrician's treatment for childhood allergies