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FDA Panel: Restrict Tanning Beds
Monday, March 29, 2010
By Daniel J. DeNoon
March 25, 2010 — The FDA should keep children and teens from using tanning beds — or at least make sure their parents have signed a consent form warning of tanning-bed dangers, an FDA advisory panel today recommended.
… continue readingMarch 25, 2010 — The FDA should keep children and teens from using tanning beds — or at least make sure their parents have signed a consent form warning of tanning-bed dangers, an FDA advisory panel today recommended.
Top up Vitamin D in the sun or pop a supplement, say researchers
Monday, March 29, 2010
David Rose, Health Correspondent
Britons should not shy away from sunshine in summer and should take a daily supplement of vitamin D in winter in order to address serious levels of deficiency, experts say.
Statistics That Say Canadians Get Enough Vitamin D May Be Misleading
Friday, March 26, 2010
The vast majority of Canadians get enough vitamin D to stave off rickets and ensure their bone health, though that may not be where the vitamin D bar ought to be set, a new study from Statistics Canada reveals.
The first ever effort to measure vitamin D in the blood of Canadians found only four per cent were deficient, meaning they were at risk of developing rickets, a bone-bending condition.
… continue readingFDA weighs steps to curb tanning bed cancer risks
Thursday, March 25, 2010
WASHINGTON — Government health regulators meet Thursday to consider bolder warnings and stricter regulatory controls for tanning beds, in a bid to reduce cancer risk among the 30 million Americans who use the devices each year.… continue reading
