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Pain relief through tanning

Friday, January 8, 2010
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/health&id=7204269 Leslie Toldo More: Bio, E-mail, News Team UNDATED (WJRT) Believe it or not, tanning may be the best way for some people to fight chronic pain. HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo tells us about this controversial approach to treating fibromyalgia, and it’s being prescribed by a North Carolina dermatologist.… continue reading

Developing Good Financial Habits

Friday, January 8, 2010
http://www.lookingfit.com/articles/developing-good-financial-habits.html By: by Thomas Houck We’ve all been programmed to pursue the American Dream—a nice house, fast car and lavish vacations. Unfortunately, there’s a short circuit in the current generation’s thinking and many are living the new American Dream: Live the dream now; figure out how to pay for it later.… continue reading

Nicole

Friday, January 8, 2010
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is pissing people off way beyond the reaches of the Jersey shore. A member of the Parents Television Council is going on the attack after Snooki’s recent appearance on The Jay Leno Show. Miz Snooki said her highest aspiration in life was to “change the world” by having tanning beds installed in everyone’s home.… continue reading

Ontario reconsiders funding of popular vitamin D tests

Thursday, January 7, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ontario-reconsiders-funding-of-popular-vitamin-d-tests/article1421506/ New research indicates 5 per cent of Canadians are so deficient in ‘sunshine vitamin’ that they are at risk of getting bone diseases •Provinces struggle with demand for Vitamin D tests . Article Comments (62) Martin Mittelstaedt Environment Reporter From Thursday’s Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Jan.… continue reading

Prominent Dermatologist Agrees With Smart Tan

Thursday, January 7, 2010
Headline Story from SmartTan.com A highly decorated figure in the dermatology community endorsed the International Smart Tan Network’s position on sunlight and moderate UV exposure as “fair and balanced” in his latest book. Dr. Bernard Ackerman, an award-winning professor of dermatology who is considered a pioneer in the field of dermatopathology, enthusiastically proclaimed that the International Smart Tan Network’s position on moderate UV exposure and sunburn prevention is more justified than positions taken by the Skin Cancer Foundation, the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Cancer Society.… continue reading

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