In the News
Cream has 84% success rate preventing skin cancer
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Belleville Intelligencer – Belleville,Ontario,Canada
I’d bet that 99 percent of readers have never heard of the name “Actinic Keratosis” (AK). But thousands of people have this type of skin lesion that if left untreated can develop into skin cancer over time.… continue reading
ADA press release on indoor tanning
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Plainview, NY – We are supposed to know better and to be concerned with more important things than getting a fabulous tan. But plenty of us are regularly subjecting our skin to dangerous ultraviolet (UV) rays through indoor tanning. And the experts are seeing the results, as the rates of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, continue to rise.… continue reading
MSU grad’s work helps diagnose skin cancer
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
By Michael Becker, MSU News Service
MSU researcher Chris Arrasmith poses with the handheld laser microscope he has built in collaboration with doctors at Vanderbilt University. (MSU photo by Kelly Gorham) BOZEMAN — A recent Montana State University master’s graduate is working with doctors at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Tennessee to build a handheld laser microscope that could someday reduce the number of biopsies needed to diagnose skin cancer.… continue reading
Vitamin D Deficiency In Teens Reporting
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Dr. Max Gomez
NEW YORK (CBS) ― The sun beams down, but many teenagers do not get the Vitamin D it offers because they wear sunscreen. On Monday, CBS 2 HD launched a brand-new health and wellness campaign called “Go New York.”… continue reading
Vitamin D Pills May Prevent Fractures in Older Adults
Monday, March 30, 2009
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR, New York Times
Vitamin D supplements may help prevent fractures in people over 65, provided they take enough of the right kind. A new review of clinical trials appears to show a strong dose-dependent effect for vitamin D in lowering the risk for nonvertebral fractures in the elderly.… continue reading
