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Sunscreen controversy – Wikipedia
Thursday, December 3, 2009
When you have time suggest you read this section from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunscreen_controversy
Here is what the World Health Organization (WHO) says about sunscreens in the IARC Hand books of Cancer Prevention: Sunscreens “Sunscreens probably prevent squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin when used mainly during unintentional sun exposure.… continue reading
Winter health: Vitamin D and the seasonal flu
Thursday, December 3, 2009
By Dr. Sonja Koukel | Capital City Weekly
http://www.capweek.com/stories/120209/hea_531219320.shtml
Over the past few years, medical researchers have been exploring the role of vitamin D and its relationship to a healthy body. One of the first diseases contributed to low levels of vitamin D was rickets in children.… continue reading
Vitamin D Helps Diabetic Women
Thursday, December 3, 2009
http://www.india-server.com/news/vitamin-d-helps-diabetic-women-17256.html
A study says that women from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with insulin resistance showed considerable improvement after taking vitamin D supplements. Von Hurst, nutrition lecturer at the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health at Albany, conducted the research for her doctoral thesis.… continue reading
Vitamin D prevents diabetes, improves insulin sensitivity, say multiple studies
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
by S. L. Baker
http://www.naturalnews.com/027626_vitamin_D_diabetes.html
(NaturalNews) With all the worries, debate and near hysteria over rising healthcare costs in the U.S., it might be time to face the fact we bring most illness on ourselves by eating junk diets, failing to exercise and avoiding sunshine.… continue reading
Finding nano—in sunscreen and other products
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/2009/12/findnano-iphone-application-ipod-touch-wilson-center.html
There are iPhone applications that help you navigate the highways or locate the best coffee in town. But a new iPhone app helps you find things on a much smaller scale. As in a billion times smaller. Called findNano, the iPhone and iPod Touch application taps into the most extensive database of products known to be formulated with nanoengineered materials.… continue reading
