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Vancouver Vitamin D & Breast Cancer Symposium – Sept. 29th

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Vancouver Vitamin D & Breast Cancer Symposium is a FREE event designed to educate and raise awareness about Vitamin D (The Sunshine Vitamin) and its many benefits related to health and wellness. Listen to how Carole Baggerly’s a breast cancer survivor discovered Vitamin D. … continue reading

Sunwest Wholesale under new management

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Canadian distributor Sunwest Wholesale Tanning Products is pleased to announce that Paul Judd has recently been appointed to the position of General Manager. Paul has been in the wholesale side of the tanning industry for over 20 years and brings a wealth of experience to Sunwest.… continue reading

Derm: Melanin a Sunscreen ‘Alternative’

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
 
A Manchester University dermatology professor told the British press this week that melanin produced in the skin by a new experimental drug without UV exposure could be “an alternative to commercial sunscreens” — a statement that seems to implicitly acknowledge that suntans protect against sunburn and that tanned skin is more resistant to skin cancer.
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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.
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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.
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