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Ontario Private Member’s Bill 74, Skin Cancer Prevention Act, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Bill 74 2012
An Act to help prevent skin cancer
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Services and treatments to minors prohibited
1. (1) No person shall market or sell tanning services or ultraviolet light treatments to an individual who is less than 18 years old.… continue reading
Blood Pressure Can Be Controlled By Consuming Vitamin D Supplements
Friday, April 27, 2012
Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure, sometimes called arterial hypertension, is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. There are many people who are affected by this disease. Now, a few researchers have come up with some scientific evidence claiming that Vitamin D deficiency is associated with high blood pressure.
Private Member’s Bill for ban under 18 – Ontario
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Date: Thursday Apr. 26, 2012 6:54 AM ET
TORONTO — As a child, Kate Neale always wore hats and high-SPF sunscreen to protect her ultra-fair skin from the rays of the sun. But at 16, wanting to emulate the bronze-skinned Hollywood stars with whom she’d become so enamoured, she started indoor tanning and quickly got hooked.… continue reading
NDP Press Release – Ban Teen Tanning in Ontario
Thursday, April 26, 2012
QUEEN’S PARK: Indoor tanning, and its negative health affects, are the target of a bill introduced today by France Gélinas, MPP from Nickel Belt and the NDP’s critic for Health and Long-Term Care.… continue reading
IPSOS Poll on teen tanning – paid for by the CCS
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012 IPSOS Poll
Toronto, ON – Despite warnings from the health community and beyond about the ill-effects of using indoor tanning beds—particularly for young people, more Ontario youth are using tanning beds than before, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society.… continue reading
