Could hippies be less prone to prostate cancer than yuppies? A new drug that may stimulate the potentially cancer-fighting effects of sunlight has entered phase II trials for the treatment of prostate cancer. Sunlight stimulates vitamin D production in the skin, which has been found to improve the prognosis of patients with certain types of cancer. Vitamin D can also be taken orally, but the levels which are required to fight cancer can be toxic. The new drug provides 50-100 times more vitamin D than can safely be administered with current formulations. If the trial goes smoothly, the pill will be available in 2009. In the meantime, spending your day playing barefoot frisbee in the park is sounding a lot better than spending it hunting down that perfect chaise lounge you swear you saw at Pottery Barn. Or Crate & Barrel. Or maybe it was Restoration Hardware?