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Germany bans solariums for under-18s

Monday, June 22, 2009
The German lower house of parliament on Friday passed a law banning under-18s from going to solariums because of the risks of developing skin cancer. Ads by Google Salivary Gland Cancer – Fred Hutch, UW Specialty Doctors World-Class Treatment and Care – www.SeattleCCA.org… continue reading

Big US study will test vitamin D, fish oil

Monday, June 22, 2009
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer Two of the most popular and promising dietary supplements – vitamin D and fish oil – will be tested in a large, government-sponsored study to see whether either nutrient can lower a healthy person’s risk of getting cancer, heart disease or having a stroke.… continue reading

Unit trying to change teen tanning attitudes

Monday, June 22, 2009
Lindsay Daily Post – Lindsay,Canada The Haliburton-Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit is attempting to change teenagers’ attitude towards tanning. In a press release, health unit officials spoke about a new program in cooperation with local high schools. Posters with a piece of a hamburger under a heat lamp that read, “You’re not a piece of meat.… continue reading

Panel wants teens banned from tanning beds

Monday, June 22, 2009
Tanning beds should be off limits to people under age 18, British health officials studying cancer said Friday. A growing number of British teenage girls reportedly are using tanning beds, leaving themselves at risk of melanoma, the Committee on the Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment said.… continue reading

Stay Informed Stay Alive!

Monday, June 22, 2009
(NaturalNews) This is a special report the FDA doesn’t want you to read. In fact, this is the story that the corporate “leaders” of the natural health products industry don’t want you to read, either. Why? Because they’ve all been hijacked by Big Pharma interests, and they no longer represent real natural medicine like the kind revealed in this story.… continue reading

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