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Sun Tanning Report Reveals No Increased Risk of Skin Cancer from Use of Tanning Beds
Saturday, February 25, 2012
New York, NY — (SBWIRE) — 02/24/2012 — The good news is that two experts have clarified a Yale University research study as showing indoor tanning as a safe practice when it is done in low to moderate amounts and burning is not a regular occurrence.
… continue readingHEALTHY BOOST: Vitamin D is more important than vitamin C
Friday, February 24, 2012
What’s the deal with vitamin D or the sunshine vitamin?
Under usual circumstances, vitamin D is produced in our bodies as a reaction to ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure, in other words being out in the sun without sunblock.… continue reading
Travel Agencie Promoting sunny vacations for D
Friday, February 24, 2012
As well as offering fun and relaxation, holidays in sunny destinations can help people improve their immune systems by boosting their levels of vitamin D.
… continue readingResearchers at National Jewish Health have discovered specific molecular and signaling events by which vitamin D inhibits inflammation
Friday, February 24, 2012
Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered specific molecular and signaling events by which vitamin D inhibits inflammation. In their experiments, they showed that low levels of Vitamin D, comparable to levels found in millions of people, failed to inhibit the inflammatory cascade, while levels considered adequate did inhibit inflammatory signaling.… continue reading
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.
