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MR International Announces Funding Grants for Smart Tan Network and the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA)

Thursday, November 19, 2009
MR International, LLC and its Members announced funding grants for the Smart Tan Network and the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA). Max Recone announced at the MR International, LLC “2009 Summit Conference” a $12,000.00 funding grant for each of these Industry Organizations.… continue reading

Higher Levels of Vitamin D May Be Associated with a Lower Risk of Lung Cancer in Women and Younger Subjects

Thursday, November 19, 2009
By Derrick DeSilva Jr., M.D., Community Expert In a prospective study involving 6,937 men and women, higher levels of vitamin D were associated with a significantly lower risk of lung cancer in women and younger participants. During a maximum follow-up of 24 years, 122 cases of lung cancer were identified.… continue reading

UV, melanoma relationship “a myth” says dermatology pioneer

Thursday, November 19, 2009
Headline Story from SmartTan.com There is no compelling evidence that sun tan parlors have induced a single melanoma.” – Dr. Bernard Ackerman, founder of the Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, who strongly opposed the American Academy of Dermatology’s position that indoor tanning and melanoma are related.… continue reading

Researcher suggests breast cancer risk could be virtually eradicated by higher vitamin D levels

Thursday, November 19, 2009
Breast cancer is a disease so directly related to vitamin D deficiency that a woman’s risk of contracting the disease can be ‘virtually eradicated’ by elevating her vitamin D status to what vitamin D scientists consider to be natural blood levels, according to vitamin D pioneer Dr.… continue reading

Vitamin D Emerges as Treatment for Prostate Cancer – Cuts PSA Levels by Half

Thursday, November 19, 2009
NaturalNews.com  by David Gutierrez (NaturalNews) Treatment with vitamin D supplements may slow the progress of prostate cancer, according to a study published in the journal BJU International. In the United States, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men, after lung cancer.… continue reading

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