In the News
New findings show vitamin D accelerates recovery from TB
Monday, January 10, 2011
UK researchers have found that vitamin D can speed up the antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis (TB).
… continue readingBreaking News: Popular Cancer Drug Declared More Harmful Than Helpful
Monday, January 10, 2011
The FDA has said that the controversial drug Avastin should be phased out as a treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Recent studies show that its benefits are outweighed by dangerous side effects.… continue reading
Vitamin D debate in Calgary
Monday, January 10, 2011
Called the sunshine vitamin some people are taking large doses in these dark days of winter. A lack of the vitamin has been linked to everything from child obesity to lung disease, diabetes to cancer to depression. Recent scientific opinion seems to favour supplements, but there is debate over how much to take.
… continue readingIs tanning debate the new tobacco war?
Saturday, January 8, 2011
As I sit at home in retirement, I feel a sense of déjà vu stemming from the current clash in the Capital Regional District between health professionals and a powerful industry over an apparent hazard to the public.
Derm Leader: Tans are Natural
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
“Working on a tan is analogous to training muscles; both, if done in moderation and reasonably, serve a worthwhile purpose.” — Dr. Bernard Ackerman, founder of the New York City-based Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology and author of The Sun and the ‘Epidemic’ of Melanoma: Myth on Myth.
