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Wear Your Vegetables: Could Broccoli Hold the Key to Skin Cancer Prevention?

Thursday, July 25, 2013
"Sulforaphane is the kind of compound that has so many incredible theoretical applications if the dosage is measured properly," Dr. Dickinson said. "We already know that it is very effective in blocking sunburns, and we have seen cases where it can induce protective enzymes in the skin." continue reading

New review on vitamin D and athletic performance

Wednesday, July 24, 2013
I discovered the Russians and East Germans used tanning beds on their elite athletes from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. Are you old enough to remember how the Russians and East Germans dominated international sports between the late 1950s and mid 1980s? continue reading

Sunlight as Pain Medication

Tuesday, July 23, 2013
This study shouldn’t come as any surprise, though we humans like to have these kinds of ‘stats’ to please our logical minds and give ourselves the ‘okay’ to let the sunshine in, when otherwise we may not. In all cases across the board, the sun is proving to be more of a healer than anything else. continue reading

Psoriasis and cancer risk

Friday, July 19, 2013
Severe psoriasis linked to increased risk American researchers from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, have found that people with a severe form of the skin disease psoriasis are at increased risk of some types of skin cancer and cancers of the lymphatic system – the body system that produces specialised white blood cells to help fight disease. JCTA Note: could the reason be they take patients to burning levels of UV light? Where Sunbeds don't? continue reading

Avoid sunburns, not sunbathing this summer

Friday, July 19, 2013
As we look forward to the warmest months of the year and the fun in the sun that comes with them, sunburn becomes a major issue to keep in mind. JCTA Note: a pickup from one of our press releases continue reading

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