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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

Vitamin D levels dip

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Meredith May, Chronicle Staff Writer
 
One April day after weeks of rain, Daniel Jiminez took a detour on his way to class: Dolores Park in San Francisco. He needed the sun. “I know what they say about skin cancer, but I just feel better when I’m warm and tan,” said Jiminez, 24.… continue reading

Health guru sues over Vitamin D overdose

Monday, May 3, 2010

NEW YORK, April 28 (UPI) — Alternative-medicine advocate Gary Null has sued the New Jersey manufacturer of his Ultimate Power Meal, saying he almost died from a Vitamin D overdose.

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Sun-shy mothers may raise MS risk in babies: study

Monday, May 3, 2010

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Children whose mothers had low exposure to sunlight during their first three months of pregnancy may have a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, a study in Australia has found.

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