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By Matt Dykstra ,Edmonton Sun First posted: Monday, September 17, 2012 07:42 PM MDT | Updated: Monday, September 17, 2012 07:53 PM MDT Erin Welsh poses for a photo in her Edmonton apartment. Welsh says she developed skin cancer after using tanning beds for several years.… continue reading

McGuinty Friday, September 14, 2012 10:48 AM TORONTO Ontario is preparing legislation to ban the use of tanning beds by people under the age of 18. Premier Dalton McGuinty says the Liberal government will adopt a private members’ bill by New Democrat France Gelinas to restrict the use of tanning beds to adults.… continue reading

McGuinty Keith Leslie, Canadian Press | Sep 14, 2012 1:26 PM ET TORONTO Ontario will ban the use of tanning beds by people under the age of 18 to protect them from skin cancer, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Friday. “There’s a strong consensus among the scientific community, people who work on the front lines, that we need to do something about young people who are getting access to tanning beds,” McGuinty said after touring a cancer clinic at a Toronto hospital.… continue reading

A new Canadian study of children hospitalized with severe infections shows three-quarters of them had low levels of vitamin D. Our bodies make this vitamin when our skin is exposed to spring or summer sunshine.… continue reading

Thursday, September 13th, 2012 A British press report this week added to mounting coverage of the thought that regular sun exposure reduces the risk for many forms of cancer — flying in the face of what dermatology and sunscreen industry lobbying groups continue to report.… continue reading