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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

Headline Story from SmartTan.com Cosmopolitan magazine — attempting to convince its readers to stay away from tanning salons — published a list in its December issue of what it claims are five myths about indoor tanning, but in the process lied about the full scope of UV and vitamin D research.… continue reading

http://www.examiner.com/x-25615-Toronto-Nutrition-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Can-Vitamin-D-Protect-you-from-Swine-Flu  Toronto Nutrition ExaminerBrennan Robertson Both Canadian officials and the general public are still grappling with questions surrounding the current H1N1 vaccination program. Questions of the H1N1 shot’s efficacy have cropped up leaving many Canadians unsure of what their personal protocol will be in determining whether to get the shot or not.… continue reading

Agency Regulatory Health of Brazil BAN ARTIFICIAL TANNING – Brazil will not spend $ 1 in research with UV, but if you feel competent to innovate in the world; – Act of Agency was dictatorial, because it made the public consultation just to meet protocol, it simply did not recognize, among dozens of international scientific papers submitted for the tanning, the consolidation of the consultation was: “The recommendation is for the ban the artificial tanning why not presented new scientific evidence in the Public Consultation “; – The Agency has banned artificial tanning by CLUES cancer risk, but allows a high intake of the population of drug Dipyrone (banned in Europe, USA, Australia and Japan) that kills Brazilians each year; – The thousands of Tanning professionals, hitherto law-abiding citizens and workers from one day to another are treated as felons, and their shops closed and their equipment confiscated.… continue reading

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.,Yesterday, the Howard County, Md., Board of Health voted unanimously to adopt a regulation which prohibits the use of indoor tanning devices for all residents under the age of 18. This regulation is the most restrictive of its kind in the nation.… continue reading