In the News
Supplements of vitamin D could cut Alzheimer’s risk
Thursday, January 29, 2009
By Chris Irvine
A new study has shown a close association between mental function in older people and levels of vitamin D in the body. The vitamin, made in the skin by the action of sunlight, is already credited with keeping the immune system and bones strong, especially in older age.… continue reading
New Laws in Place for Solarium Use
Thursday, January 29, 2009
By Amit Pathania
Under the release of new standards by the State Government, Victorians under the age of 18 years will be banned from using solariums. Standards Australia on Sunday announced the voluntary recommendations which are designed to reduce the number of people contracting skin cancer at tanning salons and a spokeswoman said some states were making new laws based on the guidelines to ensure operators of tanning salons adhered to the rules.… continue reading
Top cancer doctor says you SHOULD have a sunbed session
Thursday, January 29, 2009
By Professor Tim Oliver
The message from doctors has long been unequivocal – there is no such thing as a safe suntan because sun exposure causes skin cancer. However, despite being a cancer expert myself, I have just spent the past four weeks on holiday in South Africa, where I made sure I got out into the sun every day.… continue reading
Not just skin deep
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Dr. Bernard Ackerman is at the centre of a battle about whether UV rays are actually a major cause of melanoma By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News Service Dermatologist Bernard Ackerman has many sun splotches — but he isn’t worried that they place him at higher risk for cancer.… continue reading
Claire Oliver’s death to change tan laws
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Sunday Telegraph
SOLARIUMS will be forced to cut UV intensity on sunbeds by 40 per cent and ban under-18s and fair-skinned people under a new national standard. Sunbed operators will also have to warn clients that ultraviolet radiation from tanning units cause cancer.… continue reading
