In the News
Salon owners see red over proposed tanning ban for teens
Thursday, August 5, 2010
There are a variety of reasons why Kaylee Schafers, owner of Cedar Ultimate Tanning and Nails, sees minors walk through her door for a few minutes in one of her tanning beds.
She has watched tanning transform the mood of a 13-year-old girl suffering from severe Seasonal Affective Disorder.… continue reading95% Of Infants Are Vitamin D Deficient
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Two studies published in the journal Pediatrics highlight that although vitamin D deficiency is widespread among infants in the United States, most pediatricians remain unaware of the problem.
The first study, conducted by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that only 5 to 13 percent of breast-fed infants were receiving at least 400 IU of vitamin D per day, the amount currently recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.… continue reading
Exposing the Sunlight/Melanoma Fraud: Part 1
Thursday, August 5, 2010
For the purposes of this article, we discuss regular, non-burning exposure to sunlight–the type of sunlight that slowly produces a tan–and the type of sunlight exposure that can save your life. Never, ever burn yourself in the sunlight. See your medical professional before making any changes in your sunlight habits.
… continue readingExposing the Sunlight/Melanoma Fraud: Part 2
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Is the purported increase in melanoma a fraud? In the last post, I made a case that sunlight does not cause melanoma, and that if Melanoma is increasing, as stated by the Melanoma International Foundation (MIF), it is doing so while sunlight exposure is decreasing.
… continue readingTheir task is to improve our health – but how can we trust them after this? WHO
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
According to their Home-page on Internet, “WHO [World Health Organization] is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.”
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