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Action Alert: Is the Institute of Medicine in Bed with Big Pharma?
Thursday, December 9, 2010
As we reported last week [1], the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) new and absurdly low vitamin D recommendation flies in the face of scientific evidence. Now we need your help to get Congress to launch an investigation.… continue reading
Canadian Cancer Society encourages CRD to support ban on indoor tanning for youth under 18 at meeting tomorrow
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
VANCOUVER, Dec. 7 /CNW/ – The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is encouraging the Capital Region District (CRD) to support a proposal at their regular meeting tomorrow to ban indoor tanning for youth under 18. If approved, the CRD will become the first BC jurisdiction to take this step.… continue reading
Weekend sunshine ‘can protect against skin cancer’
Monday, December 6, 2010
Regular doses of sunshine at the weekends can help protect against skin cancer, a new study has revealed.
It’s amazing: Scottish doctors now warning people to get more sunshine and vitamin D
Monday, December 6, 2010
(NaturalNews) The Scottish government has begun distribution information urging people to get enough vitamin D in an effort to reduce rates of rickets, cancer and autoimmune diseases.
… continue readingConfusing, with a capital D
Monday, December 6, 2010
American report calls into question disease-fighting effect of ‘sunshine vitamin’
VITAMIN D advocates are “flipping” over a controversial report released by the Washington- based Institute of Medicine (IOM) this week.
The document backs the well-established idea that vitamin D strengthens bones and fends off osteoporosis.
