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Vitamin D Society Sponsors Breast Cancer Prevention Study

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The latest update from the Vitamin D Society’s sponsorship of the D*action Breast Cancer Prevention study shows full enrollment of their sponsored 50 participants and, with the total study, ‘The lowered incidence rate is going in the right direction’ according to Cedric F.… continue reading

The ‘sun screen’ cosmetics swindle:

Monday, July 30, 2012
By Claire Coleman PUBLISHED: 22:22 GMT, 29 July 2012 | UPDATED: 13:58 GMT, 30 July 2012 After months of miserable weather, we’re finally seeing some sunshine, and it’s only natural we want to make the most of it. Of course, we all know about the dangers of going in the sun without wearing SPF (Sun Protection Factor), but given that most of the time we’re not exactly basking in Sahara-style temperatures, and that pretty much every foundation and moisturiser now seems to contain at least SPF 15, surely we’re protected enough?… continue reading

Vitamin D revealed to be miracle anti-cancer ‘drug’ with astonishing chemical properties

Friday, July 27, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012 by: Willow Tohi (NaturalNews) A new study published this month finds that the hormonally active form of vitamin D, Calcitriol 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), inhibits the growth of many kinds of cancerous cells, including breast cancer, indicating that vitamin D3 can be useful in treating and even preventing a variety of cancers.… continue reading

1 in 20 Cases of Melanoma Linked to Tanning Beds

Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Study European data supports warnings to avoid the devices and cut your risk for skin cancer July 25, 2012 RSS Feed Print By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) Those who bronze themselves in tanning beds face a 20 percent increased risk of skin cancer, and that raised risk reaches 87 percent if they start before they are 35 years old, new research indicates.… continue reading

EUROPEAN MELANOMA STUDY REPEATS KEY MISTAKE

Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Response from SmartTan.com Pharmaceutical industry tied to group that conducted the new paper JACKSON, Mich. (July 25) – Authors of a new European study on melanoma incidence in sunbed users failed to disclose that medical sunbed phototherapy procedures and home-sunbed usage are present in the studies they included in their meta-analysis — data contamination that skews the results to falsely implicate salon sunbeds.… continue reading

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