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Alberta – New card-sized COVID-19 vaccination record

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Albertans can soon get their proof of vaccination on a new convenient card-sized printout through MyHealth Records. continue reading

Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 239

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 239   https://theboar.org/2021/04/sun-protection-melanin/ Please do not promote sunscreen use, whether by chemical sunscreens or metallic sunscreens. Nor should you discriminate by race. No race should use them. Seek shade or cover up otherwise when you have had enough sun exposure.… continue reading

SK – Verifiable Proof of Vaccination Record coming September 20th

Friday, September 10, 2021
Saskatchewan's verifiable record of vaccination is in its final stages of development and will be launched during the week of September 20. continue reading

Sunshine delivers the vitamin D hit humans need

Friday, September 10, 2021
Clinical trials have since found that vitamin D supplements on their own don’t improve bone density. The advice on taking calcium supplements to prevent fractures has also changed. It is no longer recommended, the researchers write, “because the risks outweigh the benefits”. So get some sun, it will do you a world of good. Just don’t get sunburn. continue reading

Yale med school doc wants FDA to study sunscreen ingredient

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Some of the sunscreens used to protect people against skin cancer contain a chemical that can break down into a suspected carcinogen, according to a Yale School of Medicine dermatologist, and the name of the ingredient is on the label. continue reading

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