In the News
The American Medical Association (AMA)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization, voted today at its Annual Meeting to adopt the following new public health policies. VITAMIN D The current Reference Intake Values for Vitamin D were established by the Food and Nutrition Board in 1997.… continue reading
Inherited Melanoma Risk
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
ScienceDaily — When people know the results of genetic tests confirming they have inherited an increased risk of developing melanoma, they follow skin cancer screening recommendations more proactively–much like those who have already been diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease, according to results of a study completed at the University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute and published in the June issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.… continue reading
D-fense!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
By Barb Berggoetz barb.berggoetz@indystar.com
Chances are pretty good that you aren’t getting enough vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin” that’s getting a new nickname — wonder drug. Sixty percent of the population is deficient, estimates the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.… continue reading
Effects of vitamin D and skin’s physiology
Monday, June 16, 2008
Boston, MA— Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that previtamin D3 production varies depending on several factors including skin type and weather conditions. The study will appear in the March 2008 issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.… continue reading
Canadian Cancer Society supports proposed legislation to regulate tanning industry in Ontario
Sunday, June 15, 2008
TORONTO, June 12 /CNW/ – The Canadian Cancer Society supports Bill 83, which will help prevent skin cancer in Ontario but looks for additional measures to protect youth from exposure to ultraviolet radiation, a known carcinogen. The private member’s bill, introduced by the MPP for London-Fanshawe, will receive second reading in the Ontario Legislature today.… continue reading
