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Reported by: Christian Schaffer Email: christian.schaffer@wmar.com Should teen-agers be allowed to use tanning beds? It’s an issue that’s been cropping up around the state and the country over the past several months. Monday night the Baltimore County Council was set to vote on a bill that would have made tanning salons ‘off limits’ to kids under 18.… continue reading

The results of a study presented on November 16, 2009 at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Conference in Orlando, Florida, confirmed a strong association between the presence of reduced vitamin D levels and a greater risk of coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure and dying over follow-up in men and women 50 years of age and older.… continue reading

Headline Story from SmartTan.com “Production of vitamin D in nature always appears to require the presence of some UV light; even vitamin D in foodstuffs is ultimately derived from organisms, from mushrooms to animals, which are not able to synthesize it except through the action of sunlight at some point in the synthetic chain.… continue reading

By Melanie Grimes, citizen journalist http://www.naturalnews.com/027506_eggplant_skin_cancer.html (NaturalNews) An ingredient in common eggplant has been shown to cure cancer. The eggplant extract is a phytochemical called solasodine glycoside, or BEC5. Dr. Bill E. Cham discovered it, after hearing of a folk medicine cure from Australian farmers.… continue reading

http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/hiv_vitamin_d_bone_1667_17586.shtml A new study adds to the evidence that vitamin D deficiency is common in people living with HIV. The new data, from an Italian study reported last week at the 12th European AIDS Conference in Cologne, Germany, and summarized by the National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP), underscore the potential importance of testing for and treating low vitamin D levels to thwart the increased risk of bone deterioration and immune system dysfunction in those infected with the virus.… continue reading