In the News
Study shows effects of vitamin D and skin’s physiology
Thursday, February 21, 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
A New Book ‘The Vitamin D Cure’
Thursday, February 21, 2008
James E. Dowd, MD Introduces A New Book ‘The Vitamin D Cure’
“The Vitamin D Cure” (Wiley, January 2008) aims to reverse the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in the US today. It offers a lay person’s understanding of what the research tells us about vitamin D and a five-step plan for boosting vitamin D level.… continue reading
Sunless tanner may protect skin
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tom Spears, CanWest News Service;
A Boston cancer doctor has found a sunless tanning chemical that can make fair-skinned people produce real skin pigment, protecting their skin against cancer from sun exposure. So far it has only been tested in mice, but Dr.… continue reading
Obesity Increases Cancer Risk
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Analysis Of Hundreds Of Studies Shows ScienceDaily — Researchers from the University of Manchester, Christie Hospital and University of Bern in Switzerland have today published findings in the Lancet medical journal which further support the link between obesity and risk of developing cancer.… continue reading
Black History Month tackles skin colour and health
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tom Spears, The Ottawa Citizen
One of the events of Black History Month will look at a mostly-forgotten aspect of skin colour — how it affects people’s health. It took tens of thousands of years for early humans to move out of Africa, evolving different skin colours along the way, notes June Girvan, an organizer of the public event this Thursday evening.… continue reading
