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Tanning provides greater protection from the sun
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
(openPR) – Veldhoven, 10 May 2011 (SRF). Allowing the skin to slowly become accustomed to UV radiation from sunlight by moderate tanning creates a protective effect. Studies repeatedly find that continuous sun exposure below the erythema threshold (when the skin begins to redden) is essential in helping the human body to build up its natural self-protection mechanism against UV ray overexposure.… continue reading
More Sun Means Less Cancer: New Study
Tuesday, May 10, 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.
… continue readingTanning beds, sunlight, vitamin D and superb bone strength. Can tanning beds produce the World’s strongest bones?
Monday, May 9, 2011
Can tanning beds or sunlight produce sufficient vitamin D to produce superbly strong bones? The answer appears to be “yes.”
… continue readingCalifornia panel passes bill to ban people under 18 from using tanning beds
Monday, May 9, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s beleaguered indoor tanning industry, after being hit with a new federal tax, is fighting to hold on to a sizable piece of its clientele: teenagers.
… continue readingVitamin D fights prostate cancer – new study
Monday, May 9, 2011
A new study led by Dr. Edward Giovannucci of Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues suggests that vitamin D plays an important role in the lethality of prostate cancer.
The study reported in the May 2, 2011 issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology showed men with the expression of vitamin D receptors (VDR) at high levels tended to have less lethal prostate cancer.
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