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How to stay safe while getting a great tan
Friday, May 17, 2013
“It’s possible to strike the balance between making enough vitamin D and not raising your risk of skin cancer,” she said. “The amount of time in the sun you need to make enough D is less than makes your skin redden.”
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Recent Study Shows That Canadians Require More Education on Sun Protection
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Recent Study Shows That Canadians Require More Education on Sun Protection
New Consumer Survey Indicates That One in Three Canadians Does Not See Tanning as a Risky Behaviour
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If you sell sunless, you’ll want to read this article
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Sunless tanning - whether with lotions, bronzers or tanning pills - has been promoted as an effective substitute to dodge the health risks of ultraviolet rays, but if the products don't provide the perfect tan, young women likely will not use them, according to a Baylor University researcher.
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Vit D deficiency is ‘Aussie epidemic’
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Professor Michael Holick says almost six out of ten Australians have insufficient vitamin D and should seek advice from their GP.
'It is important for Australians to realise this is a major health issue,' says the Boston professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics, who helped highlight vitamin D deficiency as a global health problem.
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FDA Proposes New Sunbed Rules – Warnings
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced a proposal to change pre-market manufacturing standards for sunbeds, including a suggestion that sunbed labels add a statement urging young people not to use sunbeds. continue reading
