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Cancer vaccine trial to go ahead

Friday, November 14, 2008
Research by melanoma specialist Richard Martin shows New Zealand has the worst rate in the world for melanoma, which kills about 250 people a year, The Press reports. Martin says surgery is preferred over often ineffectual chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but specialists are working on alternative treatment such as a vaccine.… continue reading

Don’t be deceived!

Friday, November 14, 2008
Adequate Vitamin D DOES profoundly reduce the risk of breast cancer! In spite of numerous studies that demonstrate a profound reduction in risk of cancer with increased sunlight exposure and vitamin D supplementation, a new study appears to completely contradict the idea that vitamin D has anti-cancer properties, especially for breast cancer.… continue reading

Supports New Vitamin D Research in Toronto, Ontario

Friday, November 14, 2008
KGK Synergize Inc., Supports New Vitamin D Research in Toronto, Ontario KGK Synergize Inc. (“KGK”), a contract research organization, sponsored an observational screening study along with the Toronto Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group, to evaluate the vitamin D status of volunteers from Toronto, ON.… continue reading

Dangers of cod liver oil

Thursday, November 13, 2008
Today, sixteen well-known experts, including professors Walter Willett and Ed Giovannucci of Harvard, Dr. John Hathcock of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, and Professor Reinhold Vieth of the University of Toronto, published an unprecedented warning about the ingestion of cod liver oil and resultant vitamin A toxicity.… continue reading

Understanding ‘The Legend of the Roasted Tanner’

Friday, November 7, 2008
The greatest urban myth in the history of indoor tanning is the story of a young woman who supposedly “cooks” her insides by visiting several tanning salons in one day. The myth is that she microwaved her internal organs. But it’s just a myth.… continue reading

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