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Woman charged after five-year-old allegedly burned in tanning booth

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 9:21AM EDT

A New Jersey mother is facing charges after her five-year-old daughter allegedly suffered burns after being taken into a tanning booth.
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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 
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  • The first thing that hits you when you walk into a tanning salon is the smell — the exotic aroma of coconut oil.
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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.
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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.
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