In the News
New Research – Elliott 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A new research study was published recently from the UK which proves that sunbeds have no risk of melanoma.
Details from the study are as follows:
Elliott 2011 – Relationship between sunbed use and melanoma risk in a large case-control study in the United Kingdom Published in the International Journal of Cancer – Aug.… continue reading
P.E.I. cracks down on tanning salons
Monday, November 14, 2011
Teens, redheads, extreme tanners and people with a family history of skin cancer might have to get their sun tans the old-fashioned way in Prince Edward Island after the province created strict guidelines for salon owners.
BCC Study Does Not Implicate Professional Tanning Salons
Monday, November 14, 2011
A study promoted to the North American media Tuesday ahead of its actual publication on-line in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology should not be applied to professional tanning facilities, but more likely to severe sunburns from unsupervised usage of home tanning units — the third time in a decade that the dermatology community has failed to accurately report this important confounder in promoting a study.… continue reading
Alzheimer’s Assoc funds study of low vitamin D in brain disease
Friday, November 11, 2011
David Llewellyn, PhD, at the University of Exeter (UK) has received a $100,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Association, among other awards, for his study of vitamin D as a potential biomarker of and therapy for dementia, brain shrinkage, and other ‘neuroimaging abnormalities’.
… continue readingFraser care home residents to get vitamin D
Thursday, November 10, 2011
By Jeff Nagel – BC Local News
Published: November 09, 2011 12:00 PM
Updated: November 09, 2011 12:35 PM
Fraser Health will offer vitamin D supplements to all 7,500 residents at the region’s care homes in an effort to reduce the number and cost of bone fractures among the elderly.… continue readingPublished: November 09, 2011 12:00 PM
Updated: November 09, 2011 12:35 PM
