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Task Force Draws Fire for ‘D’ Slight
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Friday, June 15th, 2012 SmartTan.com
The first draft of a U.S. Preventative Service Task Force vitamin D recommendation is drawing heavy fire from the vitamin D research community for not admitting that mountains of evidence now connect vitamin D deficiency with higher risk of many cancers, autoimmune disorders as well as heart disease and bone and muscle weakness.… continue reading
The Garland brothers: Vitamin D and cancer
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Posted on June 15, 2012 by John Cannell, MD
Scientists use cross-sectional studies and case-control studies to identify risk factors that may contribute to a disease, like smoking, low sunlight or low vitamin D. Cross-sectional studies are what they sound like: a cross-section of a population at a moment in time.… continue reading
Smoking Might Raise Your Odds for Skin Cancer
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
MONDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) — Smoking has long been tied to a number of cancers, and now another tumor type, skin cancer, may join that list.… continue reading
Sun Exposure and Sun-Sensitive Skin Type Decreased Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
ScienceDaily (June 19, 2012)
High levels of ultraviolet radiation at an individual’s birth location, sun-sensitive skin type and a history of skin cancer each decreased risk for pancreatic cancer, according to study results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges conference, held here June 18-21.… continue reading
An Open Letter to Norvell Colleagues and Associates on Spray Tanning
Friday, June 15, 2012
The anticipated ABC story on spray tanning safety has now been aired. I expect there will be many thoughtful responses to the story from the spray tanning industry and the cosmetics industry in the coming days correcting the many errors in the report and providing incontrovertible evidence of the safety of spray tanning. … continue reading
