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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
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
