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Scientists create tanning implant
Monday, August 29, 2011
An implant that tans the skin for up to three months without the risk of cancer has been created by scientists.
The size of a grain of rice, it oozes a drug that changes the skin’s colour by stimulating melanin production while also acting as a sunblock against UV rays.
Study: UV Suppresses MS Symptoms
Friday, August 26, 2011
A University of Wisconsin study suggests that UV exposure, totally independent of vitamin D production, suppresses an animal model of multiple sclerosis — another indication that UV exposure’s positive influence extends well beyond vitamin D production.
Patricia Buffler Gives Opening Address at North American Congress of Epidemiology June 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
| Focus Is On The Responsibility of Epidemiologists To Be Skeptical Of Findings And Engaged With The Public “There can be quantum leaps in the wrong direction,” warned The University of California Berkeley’s Patricia Buffler in giving her opening address at the recent 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology in Montreal. |
Prescription Painkiller-Related Deaths On The Rise
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The number of deaths from prescription painkillers — opioids, such as OxyContin, Vicodin and hydrocodone — in the United States has now surpassed that of skin cancer, alcoholic liver disease and HIV, according to a new study published online in the British Medical Journal.
… continue readingCommission warnings misleading, say sunbed operators in New Zealand
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Commission warnings misleading, say sunbed operators
Sunbed operators are seeing red this week after a spate of news they say misleads and deceives the public about indoor tanning.
On Monday the Commerce Commission announced a letter had been sent to sunbed operators, outlining the applicability of the Fair Trading Act 1986 to claims about the risks and benefits of sunbed use.… continue reading
