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Gene-Based Sunscreen Might Someday Prevent Skin Cancer
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Gene-Based Sunscreen Might Someday Prevent Skin Cancer A topical drug could strengthen cells’ DNA, animal studies suggest By Alan Mozes Posted 12/7/07 FRIDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) — Research is shedding new light on sunscreens that might someday prevent or treat skin cancer by reversing dangerous gene mutations caused by overexposure to the sun.… continue reading
The right diet can help to protect us from colds and bugs
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
From The TimesDecember 8, 2007 Eat yourself healthy The right diet can help to protect us from colds and bugs. Find out how to eat to boost your immunity Nigel Hawkes Midwinter is traditionally the time for feasting; enjoyed, all too often, to a counterpoint of coughs and sneezes.… continue reading
Sunshine deficiency leads to vitamin D crisis
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Reid Sexton and Louise Hall
MILLIONS of Australians are exposing themselves to bone disease, fractures, diabetes and cancers by failing to get enough vitamin D, a crucial nutrient produced when skin is exposed to sunlight. Experts have warned the highly acclaimed “Slip Slop Slap” campaign may have been taken too far by a nation terrified of skin cancer.… continue reading
Radio, TV towers linked to increased risk of melanoma
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
By Örjan Hallberg, MSEE
(Foodconsumer.org) — People living near many radio and TV stations are at a higher risk of melanoma, a deadly skin cancer that is diagnosed in an increasing number of people worldwide, particularly in the Western countries, according to my studies and those by others.… continue reading
Start your own … tanning salon
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
RASHA MOURTADA
Shah Emily Noaman is a self-professed girlie-girl. “I love being surrounded by beautiful things,” says the 27-year-old Toronto resident. That’s one reason she decided to open her own tanning salon, a place she feels people come to become more beautiful, this year.… continue reading
