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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

The Best Places to Get a Spray Tan Across Canada

Monday, June 11, 2018
Real talk: When it comes to summer skin, you’re either naturally #blessed with a bronzed glow or you have to layer on SPF 50+ every time you step outside to avoid burning to a crisp (*slowly raises hand*). If you don’t want to expose your presh flesh to the harsh UVA/UVB rays that do serious damage to your skin, but you still want to look like you just got back from a sunny vacation, you’re probably no stranger to spray tanning. continue reading

Yes, melanoma can be overdiagnosed, but news stories like these don’t discuss it

Friday, June 8, 2018
“Pathologists are calling things melanoma that they never called melanoma 30 years ago,” Elpern said. continue reading

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