In the News
Is health the absence of disease?
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
It sounds like a word game, but is health the absence of disease? In other words, if you’re not sick, you must be well. If you don’t have cancer, heart disease (overtly, that is, like angina and heart attack), the flu, diarrhea, fevers, pain someplace .… continue reading
TAN Act Signed Into Law in the USA
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
President Bush signed the Tanning Accountability and Notification (TAN) Act into law Sept. 27 as part of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Amendments of 2007. Under the terms of the law, the FDA must conduct consumer testing to determine if the current text and positioning requirements of warning labels on tanning devices provides sufficient information on the risks of using tanning equipment.… continue reading
Vitamin D Deficiency Prevalent, Minimum Recommended Dose
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
By Em Brown
HONOLULU, HI — Responses to vitamin D supplements vary among individuals, so clinicians need to monitor serum levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels and evaluate monthly patterns, especially among patients who are vitamin D deficient. Epidemiological studies have shown that more than a third of the American population has vitamin and calcium deficiency.… continue reading
Mothers, babies need more vitamin D, say experts
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
TheStar.com
A new statement by the Canadian Paediatric Society says Canadian mothers and babies aren’t getting enough vitamin D. The society is particularly concerned about the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women, exclusively breastfed infants and northern aboriginal populations.… continue reading
AAD MILKING ANTI-TANNING PRESS
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
The American Academy of Dermatology is milking anti-tanning press reports about federal legislation passed last week asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate the effectiveness of warning language on indoor tanning equipment. “The Tanning Accountability Act” — promoted since last spring by New York Rep.… continue reading
