In the News
Indoor Tanning Association Notes Critical Shortcomings in Release Regarding Melanoma Study
Thursday, May 27, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC — (MARKET WIRE) — 05/27/10 — A news release out today from researchers claiming a strong link between indoor tanning and melanoma leaves out critical factors from the study that could lead to very different conclusions, according to the Indoor Tanning Association.… continue reading
Vitamin D blood tests could lose Ont. funding
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The Ontario government is considering cuts to provincial funding for routine vitamin D blood tests, which have exploded in popularity in the wake of studies suggesting many Canadians are not getting enough to maintain their health.
… continue readingSunlight, vitamin D and asthma in children
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
A current study shows African-American children with asthma are significantly more likely to have low levels of vitamin D than healthy African-American children.[1] Vitamin D deficiency in children with asthma was twenty times more likely than in healthy children.… continue reading
Indoor Tanning Beds Increase Risk of Melanoma
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
American Association for Cancer Research to Host Press Conference on Findings
• Risk higher than fourfold with some devices
• FDA currently considering a ban on indoor tanning beds among teens PHILADELPHIA — Use of indoor tanning beds increases risk of melanoma between twofold and fourfold depending on the device and length of time indoor tanning is used, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.… continue reading
• Risk higher than fourfold with some devices
• FDA currently considering a ban on indoor tanning beds among teens PHILADELPHIA — Use of indoor tanning beds increases risk of melanoma between twofold and fourfold depending on the device and length of time indoor tanning is used, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.… continue reading
Study: Many Sunscreens May Be Accelerating Cancer
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Andrew Schneider Senior Public Health Correspondent
AOL News
WASHINGTON (May 24) — Almost half of the 500 most popular sunscreen products may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer because they contain vitamin A or its derivatives, according to an evaluation of those products released today.
