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Environmental group warns of sunscreen ingredients leading to skin cancer
Thursday, May 17, 2012
12:23 PM, May 16, 2012
(CNN) – Twenty-five percent of 800 tested sunscreens are effective at protecting your skin without the use of potentially harmful ingredients, according to the 2012 Sunscreen Guide released Wednesday by the Environmental Working Group.… continue readingLiberal MHA calls for tanning bed ban in Newfoundland and Labrador
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Posted: May 17, 2012 10:18 AM NT
Last Updated: May 17, 2012 12:39 PM NT
The provincial Liberals are calling on Newfoundland and Labrador to follow the lead of other provinces, and ban tanning beds for people under the age of 19.… continue reading
Professor Vieth and the vitamin D era
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Posted on May 14, 2012 by John Cannell, MD
Historians will debate what started the vitamin D era, what paper triggered it, what scientists discovered its remarkable properties, what groups extolled it and what exactly changed people’s mind from initially believing that vitamin D was toxic to believing it was healthy to take 5,000 IU/day.
… continue readingQuebec law would bar minors from tanning in salons
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Jocelyne Richer
Published Tuesday, May. 15, 2012 10:40PM EDT
Last updated Tuesday, May. 15, 2012 10:43PM EDT
Quebec teens looking to show off a golden salon tan at their prom will soon be out of luck thanks to new legislation tabled Tuesday.1 in 3 Victorians confused over how much sun is enough for vitamin D
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Wednesday 16 May, 2012New research shows almost 1 in 3 Victorians think they need the same amount of sun exposure in winter as in summer to maintain their vitamin D levels, despite ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels being so much lower in winter in Victoria.
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