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Vitamin D shows potential as natural chemotherapy in U of G research

Thursday, May 6, 2010
http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/Local/article/627928 By Blair Cameron, GUELPH — The anti-cancer action of Vitamin D is one step closer to being understood, thanks to research by a professor with the University of Guelph’s department of human health and nutritional sciences.… continue reading

Kids will require parents’ consent to use tanning beds

Wednesday, May 5, 2010
By: Bruce Owen
That fake tan is going to be harder to get in Manitoba. St. Norbert NDP MLA Marilyn Brick introduced a private member’s bill Tuesday that, when put into law, will make it tougher for younger people to use tanning beds.
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Tan warnings soon?

Wednesday, May 5, 2010
By PAUL TURENNE, Winnipeg Sun
Tanning salons may soon be forced to post warning signs listing the health risks of tanning and obtain written consent from parents to allow anyone younger than 18 to tan.
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MLA to try tightening rules on tanning

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
A member of Manitoba’s NDP government wants to slap more regulations on tanning machines. St Norbert NDP MLA Marylin Brick plans to introduce on Tuesday the Public Health Amendment act, a private members bill “regulating use of tanning equipment.”… continue reading

Researchers find melanoma not caused by early UVA light exposure

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Fish model experiment reverses earlier finding, reinforces UVB as culprit

HOUSTON – Early life exposure to ultraviolet A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model that previously made that connection, scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.… continue reading

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