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What breastfeeding women should know about vitamin D | Health’s Gold
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that while breastfeeding is the recommended method of infant feeding, breast milk alone does not provide infants with enough vitamin D. Most breastfed infants’ bodies will produce the vitamin through sunlight exposure, but some are unable.… continue reading
Sunlight Institute needs your help
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tanning Industry Leaders,
Smart Tan is working with the Sunlight Institute to gather important data regarding indoor tanning salon customers who utilize our services for reasons other than cosmetic tanning. The objective of this study is to find out whether doctors recommend indoor tanning salons for the treatment of these conditions.… continue reading
Vitamin D deficiency and Asthma
Monday, February 8, 2010
A study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, (April 2009) suggested that low levels of Vitamin D may be linked to severity of asthma in children. (1)
The study examined the blood levels of Vitamin D in children with asthma and found that lower levels of Vitamin D were associated with more severe asthma.… continue reading
Tanning bed bill aimed at teens not based on reliable science, industry says
Sunday, February 7, 2010
By Susanna Kelley (CP)
TORONTO — Tanning salon operators say proposed federal legislation that would warn consumers of the cancer risks of tanning is political grandstanding and are instead calling on the provinces to help regulate operating standards in the industry.… continue reading
MP targets tanning beds
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Effort to toughen warnings personal
By: Mia Rabson
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