In the News
Dermatologists fume at tanning industry claims
Monday, May 14, 2007
Pamela Fayerman
Dermatologists are outraged the Canadian tanning bed industry is using unpublished data from a study on vitamin D supplements and cancer risk reduction to convince customers they’ll actually derive health benefits from the ultraviolet exposure in tanning beds instead of the oft-touted health risks.… continue reading
CDA press release – thier getting better
Monday, May 14, 2007
OTTAWA, ONTARIO– The Canadian Dermatology Association will be returning on Tuesday, May 15 to Parliament Hill, Ottawa, to hold the second Chuck Cadman Memorial Skin Cancer Screening. All Members of Parliament, Senators, their staff and Members of the National Press Gallery are invited to be screened at this event to further awareness of skin cancer detection and prevention.… continue reading
Understanding Vitamin D Deficiency
Monday, May 14, 2007
Janet Raloff
Second of a three-part series on the sunshine vitamin Our skin evolved to create vitamin D when it’s exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. So, when most of the world’s population lived in or near equatorial regions, people had no shortfall of the nutrient, with their bodies making from 10,000 to 20,000 international units (IUs) of this vitamin each day.… continue reading
Better fake than bake
Friday, May 11, 2007
By NATASHA SINGER
Years before Ursula Andress, the Swiss actress who was the first Bond girl, emerged from the waves in Dr. No with her caramel skin offset by a blindingly white bikini, the tan had taken hold as the abiding fashion image.… continue reading
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
