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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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Ex physicist preaches Vitamin D’s benefits
Monday, April 15, 2013
Retired physicist and Encinitas resident Leo Baggerly's latest calling has him preaching the merits of vitamin D, which is produced by the skin during sun exposure. continue reading
Tanned women live longer (as long as you sunbathe sensibly), say scientists
Monday, April 8, 2013
Women who regularly sunbathe live longer, a leading cancer specialist has claimed.
Hakan Olsson says his research shows the health benefits of exposure to sunlight ‘far outweigh’ the danger of skin cancer.
He said vitamin D produced by the body when tanning gives vital protection against blood clots, diabetes and some tumours.
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