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Vitamin D May Ease Asthma
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Low Vitamin D Levels Associated With Worse Asthma and Lung Function, Study Finds
… continue readingNot getting enough vitamin D may make asthma worse, according to a new study.
Researchers found that low vitamin D levels were associated with worse lung function compared to higher vitamin D levels in people with asthma.
Doctors Advised to Take Vitamin D During Flu Epidemic
Saturday, January 30, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that vaccination is the best measure against the swine flu; but researchers acknowledged that some other measures may also be taken to reduce risk of the viral infection.
… continue readingSmart Tan Slams ‘Tan Act’ Author
Friday, January 29, 2010
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“I will tell you something, Representative Maloney: CIGARETTES are the cigarettes of our time. That is the third-rail of public health and don’t mess with that. Do not attempt to compare something natural and intended to cigarettes.”
Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy on the syndicated radio program ‘Health Talk” with Dr.
American Academy of Dermatology Lauds U.S. Federal Trade Commission for Protecting the Public from False Health and Safety Claims about Indoor Tanning
Thursday, January 28, 2010
The American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) applauds the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for issuing a consent order that prohibits the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) from making false health and safety claims about indoor tanning. The Academy raised its concerns about the false statements being made by the ITA with the FTC in 2008 after the ITA launched an advertising campaign designed to portray indoor tanning as safe and beneficial.
ITA Settles Case with FTC
Thursday, January 28, 2010
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The Indoor Tanning Association issued the following statement this week about its settlement agreement reached with the Federal Trade Commission regarding advertising placed in March 2008:
1. Our settlement with the FTC allows the ITA to continue to have a meaningful voice in the ongoing public debate over the health benefits of appropriate exposure to ultraviolet light, including vitamin D production in the body, as well as the risks of overexposure.
