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Sunlight Institute Responses to sun articles 6/11/18—6/17/18

Monday, June 18, 2018
Sunlight Institute Responses to sun articles 6/11/18—6/17/18   https://www.inbrampton.com/are-you-using-enough-sunscreen Being aware of melanoma is a great thing, so I will furnish some facts about melanoma that you should really be aware of:
  • Seventy-five percent of melanomas occur on areas of the body that are seldom or never exposed to sunlight.
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Breast cancer risk 80% lower with vitamin D blood levels ≥60 vs <20 ng/ml

Friday, June 15, 2018
Results from a new study published by GrassrootsHealth in PLOS ONE with data from over 5000 women, aged 55 and older, from two randomized trials conducted at Creighton University and the GrassrootsHealth cohort show that there is indeed a way to actually do something about primary cancer prevention, not just detection once it already exists. continue reading

Ultraviolet light treatment could save NHS millions

Friday, June 15, 2018
The NHS could save millions of pounds by treating skin conditions with ultraviolet light rather than medicines, a major new Dundee University study has found. continue reading

Vitamin D Council Celebrates its 15th Year Anniversary

Thursday, June 14, 2018
To educate the lay public we built our website designed to be easy to use, technically friendly and interesting. Today our website has more than 20,000 pages. Dr, Cannell wrote more than 1400 blogs on such a wide variety of topics. continue reading

Sunlight Institute Responses to sun articles  6/4/18—6/10-18

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Sunlight Institute Responses to sun articles  6/4/18—6/10-18 http://www.parispi.net/lifestyles/features/health/article_b118d402-68cb-11e8-8d82-5795c20c486e.html The sun is not the enemy; in fact, non-burning sun exposure is vital to human health. The research shows unequivocally that sun deprivation among children leads to myopia, rickets, and vitamin D deficiency.… continue reading

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