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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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Let the UV rays shine in

Monday, April 25, 2011
 In recent years, vitamin D and its health benefits have been getting more and more attention.
Doctors and researchers say getting adequate vitamin D levels can help prevent, and in some cases reverse, major illnesses. It’s now known that getting enough vitamin D may help ward off many cancers, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
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How Supermodel Gisele Bundchen

Monday, April 25, 2011
Researchers at the Environmental Working Group, a Washington-based nonprofit, released their annual report claiming nearly half of the 500 most popular sunscreen products may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer because they contain vitamin A and its derivatives, retinol and retinyl palmitate.… continue reading

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