In the News
Turning down the heat
Monday, July 4, 2011
Joe Infurna already restricts people under 18 from tanning at his eight indoor salons across Niagara.
In fact, the owner of Island Heat Tanning Centres says every visitor, regardless of age, has to sign a waiver outlining all potential health risks associated with the artificial tanning industry.… continue reading
Pushing sunscreen
Monday, July 4, 2011
The U.S. Federal Drug Administration has come out with a minimum recommendation for sunscreen use – one shotglass full for each application.
… continue readingThree hours in the sun a day ‘can halve breast cancer risk’
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Spending an average of three hours a day exposed to sunlight can slash the risk of breast cancer by up to 50 per cent, according to research.
… continue readingDid vitamin D deficiency contribute to Mozart’s and Mahler’s deaths?
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart suffered from many infectious illnesses including catarrh, fever, sore throat, and bad colds from 1762 to 1791, the year of his death at 35 years of age. Most of these illnesses occurred between mid-October and May. At the latitude of Salzburg and Vienna, 48º N, it is impossible to make vitamin D from solar ultraviolet-B irradiance for about six months of the year.… continue reading
The Sun Is the Best Optometrist
Saturday, July 2, 2011
WHY is nearsightedness so common in the modern world? In the early 1970s, 25 percent of Americans were nearsighted; three decades later, the rate had risen to 42 percent, and similar increases have occurred around the world.
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