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Balancing the Risks: Skin Cancer Patients Are Deficient in Vitamin D
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
It’s a health conundrum that doctors have been trying to resolve for several years now: most Americans are deficient in vitamin D, which can help to build bones and even protect against certain cancers and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, but the most efficient source of D, the sun, can also trigger skin cancers.
… continue readingScientific Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency And Cancer
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Vitamin D Deficiency and Cancer
Dermatologists have successfully hammered one thought into all of us: sun exposure may cause skin
cancer, so wear sunscreen while youâre out in the sun. What dermatologists donât tell us is that the
vitamin D we get from sunshine can also prevent serious cancers such as breast, colon, pancreatic
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Vitamin D Society Names Perry Holman Executive Director
Friday, October 15, 2010
WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Oct. 15, 2010) – The Vitamin D Society (VDS) is pleased to announce that Perry Holman has been selected as the organization¹s executive director. Effective October 1, Mr. Holman assumed responsibility for day-to-day management for the Society.
… continue readingJK North America to Assume ETS Operations
Friday, October 15, 2010
Today, JK North America announced a deal with ETS in which JKNA will take control of ETS’ commercial tanning equipment business. This will allow for New Sunshine, ETS’ parent company, to focus its energy on development and marketing of lotion lines.
Vitamin D is essential to the modern indoor lifestyle
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
It’s known that vitamin D is necessary for proper bone formation and maintenance. But recent decades have seen a torrent of studies suggesting that vitamin D can also affect many other aspects of health; some scientists have come to consider the daily recommended intake of 400 international units of vitamin D far too low.
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