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"Melanoma has been an invisible illness to natural selection; it is the price that has to be paid for the improved survival of the species in areas of the world with low solar radiation", states Conrado Martínez Cadenas, researcher at the Department of Medicine in the Universitat Jaume I. continue reading

In Spa Canada Magazine, there is a balanced article on skin cancer. You may want to share with your clients. You can find the article at http://files.flipsnack.com/iframe/embed.html?hash=ftjeo9ku&wmode=window&bgcolor=EEEEEE&t=13887517581388751762 JCTA Comments on the article

1. The number of melanoma according to the CCS are not increasing based on per 100,000 ( population increase)
2. Skin Cancer is the most estimated cancer in the world.

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South Korean researchers say that encouraging pregnant women to spend more time outdoors or to increase their vitamin D supplementation may reduce the number of respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in their infants. continue reading

The program is new to Saskatchewan this year, but has seen a modest take-up in Ontario, B.C. and Manitoba, with nearly 20,000 students saying they'll forgo a tan for grad. JCTA Note: There is not a lot you can do, other than to keep promoting the “Please Tan Responsibly” message. Also that indoor tanning risk is about who controls the equipment, that why you have certified and trained operator controlling the equipment. Stay away from doing interview, you will not win when it comes to kids. continue reading

The new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that children tend to have stronger muscles when their mothers have higher vitamin D levels during pregnancy. continue reading