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Teen Tanning Ban in Newfoundland
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Group calls for laws on tanning beds
Shirley Carter, the owner of Total Image in Port aux Basques, supports the idea that young people shouldn’t be using tanning beds.
Seventeen-year-old Andrea Gale from the Codroy Valley began using a tanning bed beginning a couple of months before her graduation.… continue readingMore Sun Means Less Cancer: New Study
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Women who use sunbeds more than once a month for several decades had a 37 percent lower risk of contracting breast cancer, according to a new prospective study of nearly 50,000 Swedish women followed for 15 years — a strong addition to data suggesting that the benefits of regular UV exposure from any source outweigh the manageable risks of overexposure.
How safe are spray-on sunscreens?
Friday, July 29, 2011
Parents who use spray-on sunscreen to help ensure wriggly or on-the-move children get protection from damaging UV rays, take note. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating to determine the effectiveness of spray-on sunscreens and whether they pose a health risk if they are accidentally inhaled.
… continue readingYou Docs: Add vitamin D-3 to skin cancer arsenal
Friday, July 29, 2011
THE YOU DOCS TIP OF THE DAY:
BY MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D., AND MEHMET OZ, M.D. – KING FEATURES SYNDICATE
THE YOU DOCS TIP OF THE DAY:
You can’t slather tablets of calcium plus vitamin D-3 on your bare beach-bound shoulders, but you may want to after reading this.… continue readingGovernments being pressured into Teen Ban in Canada
Friday, July 29, 2011
It seems that the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is not happy with Bill 31 (Teen Ban) in Ontario dying June 1st at 7pm when the legislature closed for the summer. The provincial election period has now started in Ontario and it seems the Tories party will form the next majority government for Ontario in the fall.… continue reading
