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Cancer Charity Continues Fear Mongering against Sun Exposure

Thursday, June 10, 2010
June 9, 2010 — Having too little vitamin D may not be due solely to diet or lack of sunlight, but may be due to your genes. An international consortium of researchers and doctors has identified four gene variants that may play a role in vitamin D deficiency, a condition which may affect up to half of all healthy adults in the developed world.… continue reading

Cancer Charity Continues Fear Mongering against Sun Exposure

Thursday, June 10, 2010

(NaturalNews) A further attempt at suppressing the Vitamin D levels of the UK population was recently instigated by one of the country’s largest cancer charities. The results of a recent Cancer Research epidemiological study, which looked into the rate of specific skin cancer in men, were pounced upon by the organisation who made further blanket recommendations to avoid the sun, contrary to all independent evidence.

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CMSC-ACTRIMS: Content of OTC Vitamin D Low, Unpredictable

Tuesday, June 8, 2010
 
     
   
  MedPage Today Action Points
  • Explain to interested patients that in one small but carefully done study, the actual dose of OTC vitamin D was below the listed dose in all brands tested.
  • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference.
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The first big win against skin cancer: Drug boosts survival in major study of deadly melanoma

Monday, June 7, 2010
CHICAGO – Researchers have scored the first big win against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An experimental drug significantly improved survival in a major study of people with very advanced disease.… continue reading

Survey Reveals Rx Drug Abuse by Teens

Sunday, June 6, 2010
June 3, 2010 — Just over one in five high school students in the U.S. admits to having taken a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription, the CDC says in its National Youth Risk Behavior Survey.… continue reading

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