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Teen tanning cancer risks prompt backlash
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Health officials from Brasilia to Sydney and Vancouver are banning tanning salons amid evidence that they cause malignant lesions. Use of tanning beds causes all three types of skin cancer, especially for people younger than 25 years, a study published in October from the University of California, San Francisco said. continue reading
Doctors fight soaring Vitamin D deficiency
Friday, November 30, 2012
Soaring rates of vitamin D deficiency in Cambridgeshire have sparked action by doctors, new figures have revealed.… continue reading
City of Mississauga Bans Teens from Tanning
Friday, November 30, 2012
Today, Mississauga City Council passed a by-law that will ban teens (under 18) from using indoor tanning equipment.
JCTA Note: this follows the Peel Region Bylaw from Sept 27th. Start date is Jan 1st 2013 continue reading
1 in 4 Salons Call Units ‘Sunbeds’
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Approximately 1 in 4 indoor tanning facilities now refer to their UV tanning units as “sunbeds” — a term that accurately portrays the fact that sunbeds are, above all else, a surrogate for natural sunshine. continue reading
New Research confirms Vitamin D production from a Sunbed
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The effects of a mid-winter 8-week course of sub-sunburn sunbed exposures on tanning, vitamin D status and colds.
JCTA:Other RCT studies have confirmed vitamin d reduces the risk of colds and flu. When I stop sunbathing my vitamin d levels dropped 47%. What's your vitamin D level? continue reading
