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Adequate D Inhibits Mammary Tumor Growth in Women

Laura Owens

Researchers have found that increasing serum levels of vitamin D improves the prognosis for breast cancer patients, yet little was known about how this occurred. Emerging evidence indicates a particular protein sequence is involved.… continue reading

http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article1428839.html Copycat class action bites dust Mr. Justice George Strathy of the Ontario Superior Court has sent a strong message to class-action wannabes who think U.S. cases can easily be carried across the border. Last week Judge Strathy dismissed two proposed class actions against Playtex Ltd.… continue reading

Headline Story at SmartTan.com U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was part of the back-room midnight deal that put the proposed 10 percent “Tan Tax” into the senate version of health care reform. Want to let Harry know how you feel about that?… continue reading

By Elena Gorgan, Life & Style Editor http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nicola-Roberts-Tackles-Tanorexia-in-New-Campaign-and-Show-131654.shtml Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts is perhaps most famous for her fiery red hair and porcelain skin but, as fans would know, she wasn’t always this fair-skinned. A few years back, Roberts was a tanorexic herself, making sure she worked daily on her fake tan, just like the other members of the band.… continue reading

Headline Story from SmartTan.com A financial services columnist this week penned a strong essay urging everyone to question the ignorance of “the ‘consensus’ on sunlight exposure (which) has badly misled us towards vitamin D deficiencies.” Patrick Cox, a columnist for Agora Financial, wrote a comprehensive essay echoing Smart Tan’s contention that anti-sun advice would be completely flip-flopped if the phramaceutical companies behind the message could sell sunshine.… continue reading