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People with Higher Vitamin D Levels Live Longer
Friday, September 20, 2013
The Vitamin D Society wants to make the public aware of a recent study reporting that men and women with higher vitamin D levels have a lower risk of dying. This is especially important at this time of the year, since you will no longer be able to make vitamin D from sunlight at higher latitudes.
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Voluntary regulations help stamp out sunbed cowboys in New Zealand
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The sunbed and tanning industry has welcomed new research that shows the sector's voluntary regulations are helping stamp out cowboy operators.
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Natural Suncreens: Does ‘Seasoning’ Your Skin With Coconut Oil Protect Against UV Rays?
Thursday, September 12, 2013
His theory is that coconut oil permits just the right amount of UV rays so that skin can remain healthy. “Vitamin D is produced by the action of UV rays from sunlight interacting with cholesterol in our skin,” he writes in his newsletter. By not blocking out all the UV rays, then, coconut oil still allows for the necessary production of vitamin D.
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Procedural argument slows progress of Ontario’s tanning-bed bill
Thursday, September 12, 2013
A bill to ban Ontarians under the age of 18 from using tanning salons inched forward Wednesday as the three parties argued over parliamentary procedure. continue reading
Skin cancers overdiagnosed
Thursday, September 12, 2013
In Canada, some forms of skin cancer are overdiagnosed and over-treated. A joint report from Statistics Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society estimates that 87,700 cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in 2013. Of those, 81,700 (or 93 per cent) will be non-melanoma skin cancer. Almost all cases of these cancers are slow growing and non lethal. continue reading
