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80% of Sunscreens Do Not Prevent Skin Damage and Skin Cancer

Thursday, September 25, 2008
Only those sunscreens with titanium or zinc in them provide a broad range of protection from ultraviolet rays, according to the Environmental Working Group. The FDA has proposed rules that would identify the sunscreens that would fully protect you. Concerns were reported about the most popular sunblock chemical, oxybenzone, which is absorbed into the skin.… continue reading

Vitamin D is the magic bullet

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
MINA – Montreal,Quebec,Canada Here we have yet another study demonstrates the benefits of the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D. Read the findings of the study here. The international media has been full of reports on this, a few are linked to below: Lower vitamin D, higher risk of death — USA Today Lack of vitamin D linked to higher death risk: study — Yahoo Australia Low vitamin D shown to raise death risk: US study — Reuters / National Post D stands for ‘death-defying’ in the vitamin stakes — Daily Mail, UK But many people are confused.… continue reading

Death Rate from Cancer Slashed 55 Percent

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
A higher vitamin D intake can decrease your risk of dying from cancer by 55 percent, new research has shown. Researchers measured blood levels of vitamin D in 3,299 people taking part in the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health study. Because the vitamin occurs in two different biologically active forms in the body, researchers measured both levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D; the biologically active form) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D; the storage form).… continue reading

There Is No Such Thing As A Safe Tan

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
eCanadaNow.com Toronto (ECN) – Despite what avid tanners believe, there is no such thing as a “safe” tan. Studies have shown for years that ultraviolet light causes malignant melanoma, in other words, skin cancer. Yet, millions of Americans still ignore the warning and continue to tan.… continue reading

Low vitamin D levels linked to MS risk in kids

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
News Staff Canadian researchers say they have found new links between low levels of vitamin D in children and an increased risk that they may develop multiple sclerosis. Dr. Brenda Banwell told an international meeting of MS specialists in Montreal on Friday that low levels of vitamin D in some children may explain why doctors are seeing more kids developing MS in Canada and other parts of the world.… continue reading

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