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Downturn hasn’t dimmed tanning chain’s growth plans

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
By Jeanne Lang Jones Staff Writer Entrepreneur Scott Swerland says his chain of tanning salons is expanding because of secured financing and consumers looking for a break from recession-related stress. View Larger A longtime entrepreneur is discovering that the recession isn’t all that gloomy for his tanning-studio chain.… continue reading

Do You Get Enough Vitamin D?

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
You probably know calcium is essential for bone health, but did you know vitamin D is calcium’s right-hand man? Research has shown you don’t build strong bones with calcium alone. Vitamin D is necessary to help your body absorb and use the calcium you consume.… continue reading

Lower Vitamin D Levels Related to Higher Breast Cancer Risk

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
(Reuters Health) – High concentrations of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), a biomarker of endogenous and dietary vitamin D, are associated with a significantly reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer, according to findings published in the January issue of the International Journal of Cancer.… continue reading

Fighting vitamin D deficiency

Monday, January 12, 2009
By DR. RICHARD BELIVEAU, Edmonton Sun, Toronto Sun In northern countries such as Canada, the low level of sunlight, characteristic of winter months, significantly increases the risk of suffering from a vitamin D deficiency. This is something we must take very seriously because new studies indicate that this vitamin plays an extremely important role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.… continue reading

Vitamin D Status and Its Relationship to Body Fat, Final Height, and Peak Bone Mass in Young Women

Sunday, January 11, 2009
Richard Kremer, Patricia P. Campbell, Timothy Reinhardt and Vicente Gilsanz Department of Medicine (R.K.), McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3H 2R9; U.S. Department of Agriculture (T.R.), National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa 50010; and Department of Radiology (P.P.C.,… continue reading

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