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Fellow Sun Lovers –The Sunlight Institute

Thursday, January 12, 2012
Fellow Sun Lovers — We hear a lot in the news these days about vitamin D, but can it really prevent breast cancer? Research shows that it can! And the best source isn’t food or supplements; it’s sunlight! That’s why it’s called “The Sunshine Vitamin!”… continue reading

Now, a cream that treats cancer painlessly

Thursday, January 12, 2012
Italian scientists have discovered a painless, non-surgical skin cancer treatment using radioactive cream that could treat cancer in as little as two hours. According to media reports in recent days, the breakthrough treatment was tested on 700 patients with basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, less aggressive forms of skin cancer, with a success rate of 95 percent after one to three treatments.
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Low Levels of Vitamin D May Be Linked to Depression

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Before Hitting the Supplements Though, Check With Your Doctor
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WebMD Health News
Jan. 10, 2012 — Feeling blue? It may be time to check your vitamin D levels. New research suggests that low levels of vitamin D and depression may go hand in hand.… continue reading

Angry Readers Want To Ban ‘Cosmo’

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The magazine that has sold millions of dollars in chemical sunscreen advertising in exchange for leading a public relations charge to restrict teenagers from tanning salons has now been targeted by thousands of angry consumers who want to ban its teen-inappropriate covers from grocery store racks.
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For the 8th Consecutive Year, Cosmedico is a Winner of the Industry Choice Award

Wednesday, January 4, 2012
WEYMOUTH, Mass., Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — The ‘best of the best’ salon owners and the many loyal readers of Island Sun Times voted as their favorite Low Pressure Tanning Lamp >120W the Cosmedico Light, Inc. Cosmolux® VHR 9K90® 160W! Cosmedico’s innovative introduction of the 9K90® series of tanning lamps in 2003 was a direct result of listening to the salon owners and set a new tanning lamp standard for the 21st century!… continue reading

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