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Parental approval law on youth tanning fails
Monday, January 31, 2011
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – State lawmakers have rejected a proposal requiring all tanning salons to get parents’ approval before letting minors use their tanning beds.
Skin Type and Indoor Tanning
Friday, January 28, 2011
Almost anyone can enjoy indoor tanning. However, you need to know a few things about yourself so that you can engage in safe indoor tanning practices using the right tanning lotions and other tanning products. One of the major things that you need to know about yourself is what your skin type is.
… continue readingEffect of vitamin D supplementation on testosterone levels in men
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Two new studies in the February 2 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute have found that sun exposure may have a beneficial influence on some types of cancer. One study found an association between sun exposure and increased survival from melanoma, a potentially deadly form of skin cancer for which sun exposure is a risk factor, while the other found an association between sun exposure and a reduced risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
… continue readingEffect of vitamin D supplementation on testosterone levels in men
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The male reproductive tract has been identified as a target tissue for vitamin D, and previous data suggest an association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] with testosterone levels in men [vitamin D3].
… continue readingCommon garden weed can cure skin cancer
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
A new study conducted by scientists in Australia has revealed that a common weed can cure skin cancers.
The sap from a plant known as petty spurge or milkweed – found by roadsides and in woodland – can ”kill” certain types of cancer cells when applied to the skin, reports the Daily Mail.… continue reading
