In the News
Vitamin D3 deficiency and its role in influenza
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Breaking news from: www.vitaminD3world.com
Canada’s public health agency has announced plans to analyze the effect of Vitamin D3 levels on the severity of flu symptoms. The study was launched last year with the intention of studying Vitamin D3’s impact on seasonal influenza.… continue reading
Aged skin found more prone to cancer
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=104836§ionid=3510210
Deficiencies in mobilizing the cells responsible for defending the body contribute to the higher vulnerability of seniors to skin cancer and infection. Previous studies had reported that defects in a type of immune cell known as T cells account for the reduced immunity and subsequently a higher risk of skin cancer in older individuals.… continue reading
Expert fears skin cancer rate rising
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/31/2671766.htm?site=goldcoast
An authority on melanoma says it is not known whether skin cancer is becoming more prevalent. The issue was discussed at an international skin cancer conference on the Gold Coast over the weekend. The president of the Australasian College of Skin Cancer Medicine, Dr Neil Chorley, says he thinks the cancer rate is rising.… continue reading
Two-thirds of salons say derms in their town are okay with tanning
Monday, August 31, 2009
Headline Story SmartTan.com
Two-thirds of indoor tanning business owners say there are dermatologists in their towns who are okay with tanning as long as the tanner takes measures to avoid sunburn, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in August. “This survey supports what Smart Tan has been saying for years: That the dermatology industry’s lobbying groups are promoting a message that the doctors in the field don’t really support,” Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said.… continue reading
Beyond Parabens: 7 Common Cosmetics Ingredients You Need to Avoid
Saturday, August 29, 2009
By Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA
Fashion & Beauty Buzz up! Consumer choice is a powerful thing. Say “jump or I’ll spend my cash somewhere else” and you’ll set executives scrambling to use one another as makeshift human trampolines. It’s for this reason and this reason alone—at least for the major corporations—that we’re seeing such a proliferation of products cheerily proclaiming that they’re BPA-free.… continue reading
