In the News
Tan warnings soon?
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
By PAUL TURENNE, Winnipeg Sun
Tanning salons may soon be forced to post warning signs listing the health risks of tanning and obtain written consent from parents to allow anyone younger than 18 to tan.
… continue readingMLA to try tightening rules on tanning
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
A member of Manitoba’s NDP government wants to slap more regulations on tanning machines.
St Norbert NDP MLA Marylin Brick plans to introduce on Tuesday the Public Health Amendment act, a private members bill “regulating use of tanning equipment.”… continue reading
Researchers find melanoma not caused by early UVA light exposure
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Fish model experiment reverses earlier finding, reinforces UVB as culprit
HOUSTON – Early life exposure to ultraviolet A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model that previously made that connection, scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.… continue readingVitamin D levels dip
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Meredith May, Chronicle Staff Writer
One April day after weeks of rain, Daniel Jiminez took a detour on his way to class: Dolores Park in San Francisco.
He needed the sun.
“I know what they say about skin cancer, but I just feel better when I’m warm and tan,” said Jiminez, 24.… continue reading
Health guru sues over Vitamin D overdose
Monday, May 3, 2010
