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All tanning dangerous, warns NB health officer

Sunday, July 1, 2012
Posted: Jun 29, 2012 1:35 PM AT Last Updated: Jun 29, 2012 3:01 PM Our Health Columnist On TanningDr. Eilish Cleary, the chief medicalofficer of health, is speaking out about the dangers of all tanning. (CBC)The province’s chief medical officer of health is urging New Brunswickers to learn about the dangers of all tanning and not just tanning beds.… continue reading

P.E.I. to ban teen tanning

Sunday, July 1, 2012
Canadian Cancer Society says P.E.I. has highest rates of melanoma CBC News Posted: Jun 29, 2012 6:34 PM AT Last Updated: Jun 29, 2012 8:33 PM P.E.I. is banning the use of tanning beds for people under the age of 18.… continue reading

Is Your Sunscreen Doing More Harm Than Good?

Friday, June 22, 2012
By Dr. Natasha Turner I love the summertime—seriously: Who doesn’t look better with a healthy glow of sun-kissed color? Yet in light of the recent viral photo of a truck driver whose sun-exposed, window-side face showed severe wrinkling, it’s hard not to wonder whether we should head outdoors in a full bodysuit this summer.… continue reading

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

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