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Vit D deficiency linked to diabetes risk

Friday, November 16, 2012
Nov 16, 2012, 06.28 PM IST
Vitamin D deficiency linked to Type 1 diabetes risk (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)
Low levels of Vitamin D in the blood can contribute to a person’s risk of developing Type 1 diabetes, new research has found.
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ROCKEY TAKES HELM OF FABUTAN

Friday, November 16, 2012
TORONTO – November 14, 2012 – Concluding his 20-year long run as Fabutan Sun Tan Studios President, Doug McNabb announced last week at the company’s franchise convention in Playa Del Carmen Mexico that Mat Rockey, the company’s current vice president of operations, is the new president of Fabutan effective immediately.… continue reading

The “Sunshine Man” is back in the health resort business.

Thursday, November 15, 2012
Dr. Marc Sorenson is back in the health resort business, this time promoting the sunshine vitamin. He and his wife Vicki were founders and directors of National Institute of Fitness (NIF) in Saint George, Utah for many years. NIF was consistently ranked as one of the best destination health resorts in the world, helping guests to lower cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar and to lose excess weight.… continue reading

A new Public Health Act has been introduced in PEI – Teen Ban

Thursday, November 15, 2012
A new Public Health Act will help protect Islanders through streamlined reporting, updated surveillance and new restrictions on tanning devices, says Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie.… continue reading

CITY HALL SNIPPETS: Target teen tanning Belleville ON

Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Youth in Belleville may soon find themselves looking outside the city for a good tan. City hall staff have been directed by council to draft a bylaw restricting residents under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning beds. The move came after council heard from Kate Neale, a 22-year-old city woman who was diagnosed with melanoma in 2011 after years of indoor tanning.
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