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No tanning beds for teens, Port Moody says
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
By Jennifer McFee, Coquitlam Now February 22, 2012 6:18 AM
Teens and tans don’t mix – at least not in Port Moody, where staff are drafting a bylaw to ban the use of tanning beds for anyone under 18.
The decision was made last week, six days before B.C.
UV Benefits Outweigh Risks: Study
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The health benefits of carefully increased UV exposure — from the sun or from sunbeds — outweigh the disputed and often-oversimplified risks of permanent skin damage, according to an Oslo University study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition.
… continue readingTeens may be barred from tanning beds
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
B.C. weighs outright ban or requiring youths to have parental consent.
Parliamentary Committee on the issue of skin cancer and artificial tanning – Quebec
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 20, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ – The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) will present its brief on artificial UV rays and the artificial tanning industry before the Committee on Health and Social Services this afternoon, February 20, at 2:30 p.m.
… continue readingVitamin D could be weapon against MS
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A clinical trial will test whether Vitamin D can help fight multiple sclerosis (MS).
If successful, researchers say the trial could open the door to a treatment which is 100 times cheaper than other drugs available.… continue reading
