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KELOWNA, British Columbia — A Canadian association for the indoor tanning industry is taking issue with a dermatologist group’s claims the sun lamps don’t generate vitamin D. Doug McNabb, president of the Joint Canadian Tanning Association in Kelowna, British Columbia, issued a statement criticizing the Canadian Dermatology Association position on tanning lamps.… continue reading

Louise Hall, Health Reporter WOMEN who have low levels of vitamin D when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are almost twice as likely to see the cancer spread and 73 per cent more likely to die within 10 years, research has found.… continue reading

Dr. John Cannell provides first-hand account of improvement using vitamin D supplement for a 7-year-old child with season autistic disorder In this month’s Vitamin D Council newsletter, Dr. John Cannell, psychiatrist and director of the non-profit educational organization, the Vitamin D Council, reports on a 7-year-old 50-pound boy whose autistic symptoms were clearly seasonal, who had a low serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, and who appeared to rapidly respond to treatment with 2,000 IU of cholecalciferol per day.… continue reading

By Billy Adams ONE in six Scots has a gene which doubles their risk of skin cancer, a top scientist has claimed. Dr Stuart Macgregor, who discovered chromosome 20 believes it is the key to spotting melanoma early. And he wants all Scots screened to save thousands from the disease, which killed Celtic legend Tommy Burns last month.… continue reading

By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News Children and teens need 10 times more than the recommended dose of vitamin D, a clinical trial suggests. “Our research reveals that vitamin D, at doses equivalent to 2,000 IU a day, is not only safe for adolescents, but it is actually necessary for achieving desirable vitamin D levels,” study leader Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, MD, of the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon, says in a news release.… continue reading