In the News
Dr., it hurts when I put down my iPhone
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
By Jeremy Herring
It was not a scientifically-sourced article, but it was entertaining enough to read. Bob Greene in his CNN opinion article, “Don’t Sleep with Your Smart Phone Nearby” cited anecdotal evidence and the perspectives of many others who have recognized in themselves and those around them the unofficial symptoms of “Digital Codependence” – the addiction arising from our society obsessed with ever-connected high-tech devices. … continue reading
Increase in Deadly Melanoma Not Due to Sun Exposure
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Story at-a-glance
The rising rates of melanoma documented over the last three decades are not due to sun exposure as often stated; researchers instead believe they are due to an increase in diagnoses of non-cancerous lesions classified, misleadingly, as “stage 1 melanoma”… continue readingNew Research – Moan 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A new research paper came out this week which shows that sun and sunbeds provide Vitamin D and this is far more important for overall health than a slight increased risk of skin cancer. Here is what it said:
Moan 2011 – Vitamin D, sun, sunbeds and health Published in Public Health Nutrition
– Conclusions: “The overall health benefit of an improved vitamin D status may be more important than the possibly increased CMM risk resulting from carefully increasing UV exposure.”… continue reading
New Research – Elliott 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A new research study was published recently from the UK which proves that sunbeds have no risk of melanoma.
Details from the study are as follows:
Elliott 2011 – Relationship between sunbed use and melanoma risk in a large case-control study in the United Kingdom Published in the International Journal of Cancer – Aug.… continue reading
P.E.I. cracks down on tanning salons
Monday, November 14, 2011