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CDA National Sun Awareness (SunScare) Program 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Launch: Monday, June 4 to Sunday, June 10, 2012
Thunder Bay, Saturday May 5, 10 am to 2 pm.A public skin cancer screening at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, 980 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay. Winnipeg, Sunday May 27, 2012, all day event
A Sun Awareness Station for Teddy Bears at the annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic, Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg Burlington, Wednesday May 30, 12 noon to 2 pm
A public skin cancer screening at Tansley Woods Community Centre, Youth & Seniors Room, 1996 Itabashi Way, Burlington.… continue reading
Tanning tops with teens regardless of risks
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Tanning tops with teens regardless of risks
- Teens still do it despite real cancer risks
- Rhiannon Russell, The Hamilton Spectator
- Mon Apr 30 2012
- The first thing that hits you when you walk into a tanning salon is the smell — the exotic aroma of coconut oil.
Head for the sun, if you want to become a Mum
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
For couples who are struggling to start a family, the answer could be simple: take a break in the sun.Vitamin D May Protect Against Viral Infections During the Winter
Monday, April 30, 2012
ScienceDaily (Apr. 30, 2012) — Vitamin D may be known as the sunshine vitamin, but a new research report appearing in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that it is more than that. According to the report, insufficient levels of vitamin D are related to a deficiency in our innate immune defenses that protect us from infections, neoplasias or autoimmune diseases.
… continue readingOntario Private Member’s Bill 74, Skin Cancer Prevention Act, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Bill 74 2012
An Act to help prevent skin cancer
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Services and treatments to minors prohibited
1. (1) No person shall market or sell tanning services or ultraviolet light treatments to an individual who is less than 18 years old.… continue reading
