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By Tom Thekan http://www.thescugogstandard.ca/sports/2009/October-09/oct15-09/where_is_the_truth-149.html As with most topics in life there are at least two sides to every story … and sometimes even more. Vitamin D is no exception. Vitamin D is on its way to becoming a controversial and hotly debated subject, ranking right up there with the Atkin’s Diet.… continue reading

Headline Story SmartTan.com Two cancer-watchdog web sites — www.CureToday.com and www.OralCancerNews.com — have published a story titled “The Vitamin D difference” that points out that sensible sun exposure is the only natural way to make natural vitamin D levels. “Plain old vitamin D might finally be ready for its day in the sun.… continue reading

By Brenda Goodman Researchers are urging people with arthritis who take biologic medications that block an inflammatory protein called tumor necrosis factor alpha, or TNF-alpha, need to check their skin regularly for signs of cancer. That advice comes after two new studies found higher rates of both non-melanoma and melanoma skin lesions in those who take these kinds of biologic medications compared to those who take traditional disease-modifying, anti-rheumatic drugs, or DMARDs.… continue reading

Posted By SUN MEDIA http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2134741 Imagine a cancer with a 99% cure ratio that will never recur. Now imagine the treatment for this cancer being conducted while you’re awake, leaving only a minimal blemish, and being completed before you go home that day.… continue reading

By DEREK PUDDICOMBE, Sun Media The city has decided not to ban the use of tanning salons for those under 18 years old. Members of the community and protective services committee have instead voted in favour of lobbying the provincial government to pass legislation banning the use of “artificial tanning services” for those under 18.… continue reading