In the News
Drinking in the sun may raise risk of skin cancer
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Alcohol can make the skin more sensitive to light and increase the risk of skin cancer, with those who drink more than a glass a day at greater risk of developing deadly melanoma
JCTA Note: read JCTA UV Report in the Media Section of the website, an even higher risk for drinking continue reading
UV Technologies, LLC Releases Trial Version of Popular iTanSmart Suntan App
Monday, January 27, 2014
iTanSmart takes the guess work out of sun exposure by alerting sun bathers when to get out of the sun before getting sunburn.
JCTA Note: Executive Director will test out on holidays and will report back continue reading
Vitamin D suppements dose little to reduce heart disease, stroke rates:study
Monday, January 27, 2014
Other research suggests it may be the actual sunlight, not pills, that make people healthier, and that sunlight exposure may be beneficial for cardiovascular health. continue reading
How much vitamin D do you need? New Calgary Research
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Participants will be randomly streamed into one of three arms of the study:
One hundred volunteers will receive a daily dose of 400 IU of vitamin D
Another one hundred volunteers will receive 4,000 IU of vitamin D
The remaining one hundred volunteers will receive 10,000 IU of vitamin D continue reading
Top-20 Vitamin D Papers of 2013 Includes GRH
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Published research from GrassrootsHealth in the American Journal of Public Health was included in the 20 top vitamin D papers for 2013.
JCTA NOTE: Memberships help fund GRH Research continue reading
