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Working outdoors reduces male kidney cancer risk, study says
Monday, March 8, 2010
Research shows vitamin D, produced by skin when exposed to ultraviolet light, associated with reduced rate of renal cancer
Exposure to sunlight reduces the risk of kidney cancer among men working outdoors, a study has found. Photograph: AP
Men who work outdoors, enabling their bodies to create vitamins through exposure to sunlight, have a reduced risk of kidney cancer, researchers said today.Sunshine linked to immune system boost
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sunshine stimulates your immune systems’ vitamin D and T cells. We rely on solar energy to enable our bodies to stave off infections and fight disease, researchers say.
… continue readingSome nano-sunscreens ‘come at a cost’
Monday, March 8, 2010
By Anna Salleh for ABC Science Online
The most effective nanoparticles in some invisible sunscreens might also be the most toxic, suggests a new Australian modelling study. The study, by Dr Amanda Barnard of CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering in Melbourne, appears in today’s issue of Nature Nanotechnology.… continue readingSunny Dispositions
Monday, March 8, 2010
Vitamin D deficiency may be the most common medical problem in the world
By Cynthia K. Buccini
Researchers have known for decades that vitamin D is crucial for healthy bones, but recent studies have shown that the vitamin plays an important role in myriad functions in the body.
Law curbs teen tanning – Salons dispute any link to melanoma
Friday, March 5, 2010
Seventeen-year-old Sophia Ventresca used to drive herself to Body Images Tanning in Wilmington about four times a week.” border=”0″ alt=”” width=”1″ height=”1″ />
But when the new year began, she had to bring her mother.
That’s because new state regulations require parental consent for teens from 14 to 17 to tan.
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