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Could a suntan actually protect you from skin cancer?

Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Cheering though it has been, the glorious weather of the past few weeks will have left many in a quandry. Our instinct is to get out into the sunshine, but even the least health-conscious of us will be mindful of the risks, specifically skin cancer.… continue reading

Sunbed Saves Salon Owner in Tornado

Friday, April 29, 2011
 
A Georgia salon owner — who had only been open for business for three weeks — found safety by hiding with her two daughters inside a closed sunbed as a killer tornado ripped apart the rest of her salon, and much of her town.
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Region ponders smoking and tanning ban – Niagara

Friday, April 29, 2011
Public works calls for a Niagara-wide ban on outdoor smoking near parks, playgrounds Niagara smokers who’ve already become accustomed to bans on smoking in bars and restaurants, workplaces and other indoor public places put could soon be facing fines if they light up near playgrounds, in parks or near recreation facilities.… continue reading

Obese adolescents lacking vitamin D

Thursday, April 28, 2011

New study from Hasbro Children’s Hospital finds need for increased surveillance

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A new study from Hasbro Children’s Hospital has found that most obese adolescents are lacking in vitamin D. The researchers call for increased surveillance of vitamin D levels in this population and for further studies to determine if normalizing vitamin D levels will help to lower the health risks associated with obesity.… continue reading

NaturalNews Interviews Matt Russell from Smart Tan on ‘D-Feat’

Tuesday, April 26, 2011
 
NaturalNews.com’s Robert Scott Bell dedicated a radio podcast to May’s D-Feat Breast Cancer Campaign — the month-long effort in May to increase awareness in indoor tanning communities that natural levels of “The Sunshine Vitamin” are being researched as a key to breast cancer prevention.
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