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Patricia Buffler Gives Opening Address at North American Congress of Epidemiology June 2011

Thursday, August 25, 2011
Focus Is On The Responsibility of  Epidemiologists To Be Skeptical Of Findings And Engaged With The Public “There can be quantum leaps in the wrong direction,” warned The University of California Berkeley’s Patricia Buffler in giving her opening address at the recent 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology in Montreal.
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Prescription Painkiller-Related Deaths On The Rise

Thursday, August 25, 2011
The number of deaths from prescription painkillers — opioids, such as OxyContin, Vicodin and hydrocodone — in the United States has now surpassed that of skin cancer, alcoholic liver disease and HIV, according to a new study published online in the British Medical Journal.
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Commission warnings misleading, say sunbed operators in New Zealand

Thursday, August 25, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Commission warnings misleading, say sunbed operators Sunbed operators are seeing red this week after a spate of news they say misleads and deceives the public about indoor tanning. On Monday the Commerce Commission announced a letter had been sent to sunbed operators, outlining the applicability of the Fair Trading Act 1986 to claims about the risks and benefits of sunbed use.… continue reading

“Addiction’ Study Design Questioned

Wednesday, August 24, 2011
 
Dermatology’s latest study attempting to mischaracterize humanity’s natural chemical attraction to sunlight as “addiction” only involved seven subjects and didn’t actually use real indoor tanning sessions, a closer analysis of the study’s protocol revealed.
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Lack of Sunlight, Chronic, Unbearable Pain and a Vitamin D Miracle.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Can vitamin D overcome chronic pain? In many cases the answer is yes!

Some time ago an acquaintance of mine listened to one of my presentations and purchased a copy of my book. On reading the section about pain, he remembered a lady friend of his whose teenage daughter was suffering from chronic pain.… continue reading

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