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Higher Vitamin D Intake Needed to Reduce Cancer Risk
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Higher Vitamin D Intake Needed to Reduce Cancer Risk
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin D is needed to reach blood levels that can prevent or markedly cut the incidence of breast cancer and several other major diseases than had been originally thought. … continue reading
AAD: Vitamin D May Protect Against Some Melanomas
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Medical Dermatology
NEW ORLEANS – Calcium and vitamin D supplementation has been associated with a 50% lower risk of melanoma in postmenopausal women at increased risk due to a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer.
… continue readingSUPRE TAN® DONATES A PORTION OF PROCEEDS FROM EACH BOTTLE SOLD TO HELP PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF UV EXPOSURE IN CANADA
Monday, February 14, 2011
Dallas, TX — November 24, 2010 – Supre Tan is donating fifty cents to the Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) for each bottle of its newly released Impact Dark Tanning Bronzer and Impact Dark Tanning Maximizer it sells in Canada. The proceeds donated will help the JCTA partner with the Canadian government to foster a responsible, moderate approach to UV exposure in the best interest of Candian public health.… continue reading
Put ‘Smoking Comparison’ Up In Smoke
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thousands of news reports continue to suggest that “sun tanning is as dangerous as tobacco” because UV and cigarettes are both considered carcinogens. But the comparison is a blatant misrepresentation.
English Soccer Players Know the Value of ‘D’
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The Telegraph is reporting that players from the Manchester United soccer team are using cutting-edge technology to create more effective training programs. . One of those cutting edge technologies is ‘vitamin D beds.’ The beds, which are similar to sunbeds, are being used to give the players a boost to their vitamin D levels.
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