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Heart Failure Society of America 14th Annual Scientific Meeting

Friday, September 17, 2010
SAN DIEGO – Adults with decreased levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration had a significantly higher risk for death from HF and premature death, indicated new research presented here.
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Tanning with Oxygen: Safe?

Friday, September 10, 2010

 
 
 
 
 
Professional tanning salon owners face many challenges in their businesses – not the least of which is establishing a safe environment for their customers. A recent TanToday.com discussion examined a situation many salon owners have faced in the past – a tanner who wears an oxygen line (and totes the tank) wants to use your salon’s tanning equipment.
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Skin cancer more likely when HPV present

Friday, September 10, 2010
People with several types of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) were up to more than 1.5 times more likely as their HPV-free counterparts to develop squamous cell carcinoma—particularly if they were taking immunosuppressive drugs.
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Is your tan worth a melanoma?

Friday, September 10, 2010
Here on the coast of British Columbia the arrival of September signals the end of ample summer sunlight and with it, outdoor tanning. It might be time to head indoors to tan, right? Yes and no.… continue reading

Children who shun the sun go to casualty with seizures

Friday, September 10, 2010
Children deprived of vitamin D — the so-called sunshine vitamin — are being admitted to London hospitals with life-threatening health problems.
Casualty departments are dealing with dozens of emergency cases where infants are having seizures as a direct result of not getting enough vitamin D, which the body makes when exposed to sunlight, a key source.
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