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Medical establishment continues ridiculous propaganda campaign against UV rays, likens tanning beds to ‘coffins’
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
(NaturalNews) The medical misinformation mafia is at it again, this time with regards to ultraviolet (UV) rays and their effect on human health. Reports are now surfacing from all the usual suspects in the mainstream media claiming that exposure to UV rays, and particularly those emitted from tanning beds, is killing people -- and one popular mainstream "health" magazine has even hyperbolically compared tanning beds to coffins. continue reading
Saskatoon Vitamin D Disease Prevention Symposium on Thursday April 25
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Vitamin D Society will be hosting the Saskatoon Vitamin D Disease Prevention Symposium on Thursday April 25, 2013. continue reading
Is Your Sunscreen Safe?
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Environmental Working Group’s fourth annual Sunscreen Guide has been released and the findings might surprise you – EWG researchers recommend only 39 (that’s 8 percent) of the 500 beach and sport sunscreens tested for this season. The products that didn’t make the cut either don’t sufficiently protect skin from sun damage or contain dangerous chemicals – or both.
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Vitamin D Levels Linked To Uterine Fibroid Risk
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Study participants who had higher levels of 25-hydroxy D in their blood had less change of having evidence of fibroids from ultrasound examinations. Additionally by asking participants how long they spend in the sun every day on average, those that sit more than one hour per day had a smaller risk of having fibroids. Sun exposure for more than an hour daily reduced the risk of fibroids by 40 percent.
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Ontario aims to end tanning for minors
Monday, April 15, 2013
According to the JCTA, home unit tanning is what drives the risk percentage up so high, in regards to the correlation between tanning and skin cancer (melanoma).
Statistically, they say the risk of developing skin cancer (melanoma) through unsupervised tanning is increased by 40 per cent and 96 per cent through medical tanning use versus commercial tanning’s six per cent.
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