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Tanning 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.”

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California 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.

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Vitamin 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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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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