In the News
Sun rays are a cornerstone of life
Friday, August 21, 2009
The demonization of the sun is one of the greatest tragedies of our time. Our bodies need sun rays, and the lack of them can ruin our health as surely as a poor diet. We slather ourselves with protective lotions, fearful of looming cancers and ruined skin, when the fact is that our origins lie in lands washed by sunshine, and our health depends on exposure.… continue reading
Key Feature Of Immune System Survived In Humans, Other Primates For 60 Million Years
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
A new study has concluded that one key part of the immune system, the ability of vitamin D to regulate anti-bactericidal proteins, is so important that is has been conserved through almost 60 million years of evolution and is shared only by primates, including humans – but no other known animal species.… continue reading
Great Answer!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
HEADLINE STORY: Smart Tan member responds in print, on the radio, to false IARC report
Smart Tan member Tracey McKone, using material supplied to her by both Smart Tan and the Joint Canadian Tanning Association, authored perhaps the most effective response to date to this month’s false IARC’s report which incorrectly alleged tanning is as dangerous as arsenic or tobacco because UV light has been classified as a carcinogen.… continue reading
To tan or not to tan
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
By ROBIN HARVEY FOR THE WHIG-STANDARD
Lynn Fraser will never forget what it was like to lose a family member to melanoma in 2002. “It was horrible, just horrible,” says Fraser, who works in Lennox and Addington County. Her relative was diagnosed at age 47.… continue reading
Salons pass reporter’s undercover tests
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
By ROBIN HARVEY FOR THE WHIG-STANDARD
On behalf of the newspaper, a subject anonymously visited two salons in Napanee to experience the tanning-bed treatment. Both salons indicated up front they would require a parent’s permission if a person under 18 wished to tan.… continue reading
