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Canadian Province Swamped With Vitamin D Testing Demand
Thursday, July 9, 2009
SmartTan.com
Health officials in the Canadian Atlantic province of Newfoundland & Labrador say they are so overwhelmed with demand for vitamin D testing that they can no longer process the blood tests, the Canadian Broadcast Company reported on Tuesday. “Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority said Monday it won’t do any more general testing for vitamin D because its lab is being overwhelmed,” CBC reported.… continue reading
Blumenthal: FDA needs to stop deceptive sunscreen labels
Thursday, July 9, 2009
BY ASHLEY STINNETT
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should end its year long delay and finally stop deceptive and misleading sunscreen labels and marketing, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in a letter.… continue reading
Ottawa urged to consider barring under-18s from tanning beds
Thursday, July 9, 2009
A new report about young people and skin cancer has one Ottawa councillor calling for a minimum age requirement at Ottawa’s tanning salons. Last week, the Canadian Dermatology Association released a report that said young people were more likely to get skin cancer, partly because of their use of tanning beds.… continue reading
Penetrating Sunscreens?
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
SmartTan.com
The New York Times on Monday published an article acknowledging that sunscreen chemicals themselves are being investigated as actually increasing users’ risk of melanoma skin cancer — ironically the opposite of what proponents of chemical sunscreens have always alleged. Although the U.S.… continue reading
Councillor Questions Talk of Tanning Beds Bylaw – Ottawa
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Josh Pringle
An Ottawa City Councillor suggests the city should focus on education instead of legislation when it comes to tanning beds. In a letter to General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services Susan Jones, Councillor Bob Monette questions why the city is considering legislation to ban youths under 18 from using tanning beds when they can just go out in the sun.… continue reading
