In the News
8 Vitamin D Scientists Available for Media Comment on Tuesday Announcement
Monday, November 29, 2010
TORONTO, Nov. 29 /CNW/ – Vitamin D blood levels – and not vitamin D intake itself – should be the focus of media coverage of this Tuesday’s anticipated Institutes of Medicine (IOM) revised North American vitamin D recommendations, according to a worldwide coalition of 41 vitamin D researchers.… continue reading
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Monday, November 29, 2010
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… continue readingNo bones about it
Monday, November 29, 2010
There’s a lot of talk about osteoporosis, but misconceptions about the disease may be giving us false confidence… continue reading
Ontario nixes funding for vitamin D tests
Friday, November 26, 2010
The Ontario government has decided to no longer cover the cost of most vitamin D tests, a popular evaluation that has become one of the most frequently ordered medical tests in the province.… continue reading
Salons to fight under-30s tan ban
Friday, November 26, 2010
Owner of Sunspa at Dee Why, Robyn Sweeney.
LOCAL solariums and their clients are fighting a government proposal to ban people under 30 from using tanning beds by next year.
Owner of Sunspa at Dee Why, Robyn Sweeney, said the plan had met with great opposition from her clients, did not consider all factors behind solarium use and would push tan-seekers into the sun.
