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Province To Ban Under-18 Tanning

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Canada’s third-most-populous province announced plans Tuesday to introduce indoor tanning regulations this fall, including prohibiting clients under age 18 from being able to use UV tanning services in salons.
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‘D’ Linked To Melanoma Reduction

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Another study is showing that ‘the sunshine vitamin’ — already linked to risk reduction for heart disease, autoimmune disorders and most forms of cancer — may play a role in melanoma risk reduction. A Stanford University study has shown that vitamin D and calcium supplements — in women who were at-risk for melanoma — cut their melanoma risk in half.

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Why Under-18 Tan Bans Won’t Work

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
  Groups that plan to propose under-18 tanning restrictions to states, provinces and municipalities are ignoring conflicting data in a blind effort to denegrate any and all UV exposure, International Smart Tan Network believes.
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Melanoma Drops In Young Women: NCI

Monday, March 19, 2012
The National Cancer Institute’s cancer registry now shows that melanoma incidence in women under 20 years of age is significantly less than 1 case per 100,000 girls and has actually decreased in the past 10 years — published data that fly in the face of what dermatology has claimed.
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Kim Kardashian Diagnosed With Skin Condition Psoriasis

Friday, March 16, 2012
It isn’t always glitz and glam for reality star Kim Kardashian, as America found out in a recent episode of her hit reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. A visit to her dermatologist verified the 30-year-old celebutante’s worst fears – she does indeed have psoriasis, joining more than 7.5 million Americans who also carry the chronic immune-mediated disease.
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