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A population-based cohort study on sun habits and endometrial cancer.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Epstein E, Lindqvist PG, Geppert B, Olsson H. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden.
Background: No large cohort study has examined the risk of endometrial cancer in relation to sun exposure.Methods:A… continue reading
Sunbed users to be warned of dangers of tanning – Scotland
Thursday, June 25, 2009
By Dave King
Sunbed users are to be given stark warnings of the dangers of skin cancers in tanning salons. The Scottish Parliament have already banned under-18s from using sunbeds. The moves follow a campaign by the Daily Record and Labour MSP Ken Macintosh.… continue reading
Melanoma Deadlier in Ethnic Populations, Incidences on the Rise
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Written by Information Provided to San Fernando Valley Sun
According to recent studies, the five-year survival rate for African Americans with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is 59 percent compared to 85 percent in Caucasians. And the incidence of melanoma among Latinos increased by 32.4 percent in a little more than a decade between 1992 and 2005, according to one study.… continue reading
Vitamin D and depression
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Deborah Mitchell – Phoenix Alternative Medicine Examiner
Here’s a prescription for depression: a vacation on a tropical island, soaking up vitamin D. Or, if you live in Arizona, just take a walk outside. Either way, the common denominator is sunlight, and it can banish the blues and depression.… continue reading
Cosmetics industry in full denial about ‘The Sunshine Vitamin’
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
SmartTan.com
A cosmetics industry on-line news magazine reported this month that the chemical sunscreen industry might be worried that public knowledge of the fact that sunscreen blocks vitamin D production will hurt sunscreen sales. According to a story in CosmeticsDesign.com, a survey conducted by multibillion-dollar chemical sunscreen giant Neutrogena revealed that nearly one-third of Americans are somewhat concerned that sunscreen usage will block natural vitamin D production and lead to vitamin D deficiency.… continue reading