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A strand of hair may reveal cancer risk
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
By Will Boggs, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Measuring the amount of melanin in a hair sample independently predicts an individual’s risk for melanoma, according to a report in the May 15th issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Melanin is a natural substance that gives color to the hair, skin and iris of the eye, and also protects the skin from damaging rays of the sun.… continue reading
Vitamin D deficiency and cystic fibrosis
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 85, No. 5, 1307-1311, May 2007 © 2007 American Society for Nutrition —-ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATION Cholecalciferol significantly increases 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in adults with cystic fibrosis1,2 Anne Stephenson, Michelle Brotherwood, Ronalee Robert, Eshetu Atenafu, Mary Corey and Elizabeth Tullis 1 From the Toronto Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada (AS, MB, RR, and ET), and the Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada (EA and MC) Background: Vitamin D deficiency is increasingly being recognized and treated in patients with cystic fibrosis, although the treatment guidelines are not proven and the effectiveness of vitamin D preparations is untested.… continue reading
Sun may not supply all vitamin D needs
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Health News Editor Category : Health News Alerts by Email click here ) Health News | Home MADISON, Wis., May 8 A U.S. study suggests even people who receive abundant sun exposure of nearly 30 hours per week may still suffer from low serum levels of vitamin D.… continue reading
Scientists identify protein that plays key role in skin cancer
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
US researchers have identified a protein that allows cancer in skin cells to spread, according to a study published Thursday in the United States. The protein, collagen VII, a molecule normally playing an essential role in keeping skin intact, is also required by cancerous cells to spread, said Standford University researchers whose study appears in the latest edition of Science.… continue reading
With 41 tanning facilities, Jackson has become a hotbed of tanners
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Kristin Longley klongley@citpat.com — 768-4917
Jackson’s heat wave began 27 years ago. There’s some debate about how and where it started. And people aren’t certain which indoor tanning salon opened its doors first — several of today’s largest facilities started out in back rooms in the city’s residential neighborhoods.… continue reading
