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One in Seven U.S. Teens Deficient in Vitamin D
Monday, June 29, 2009
By David Gutierrez, staff writer NaturalNews.com
A full one in seven U.S. teenagers are deficient in vitamin D, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers from Cornell University, published in the journal Pediatrics and presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Society.… continue reading
Vitamin D – The sun vitamin. Have you had your dose today?
Friday, June 26, 2009
Dr. Chimene Liburd – Baltimore Preventative Medicine Examiner
What does vitamin D do? Vitamin D is a fat soluble hormone that is made by our skin. In the early 20th century, it was incorrectly identified as a vitamin but still retains the name.… continue reading
Prostate Cancer: simple ways to lower the risk
Friday, June 26, 2009
Patricia Zelm-Emmart
Prostate cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in American men. The American Cancer Society predicts there will be 192,280 men diagnosed with prostate cancer and the disease will claim 27,360 lives in 2009. The good news in all of this is much research is taking place on ways to lower men’s risk of prostate cancer, and good information is coming out on the news daily.… continue reading
A population-based cohort study on sun habits and endometrial cancer.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Epstein E, Lindqvist PG, Geppert B, Olsson H. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden.
Background: No large cohort study has examined the risk of endometrial cancer in relation to sun exposure.Methods:A… continue reading
Sunbed users to be warned of dangers of tanning – Scotland
Thursday, June 25, 2009
By Dave King
Sunbed users are to be given stark warnings of the dangers of skin cancers in tanning salons. The Scottish Parliament have already banned under-18s from using sunbeds. The moves follow a campaign by the Daily Record and Labour MSP Ken Macintosh.… continue reading
