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Josh Pringle An Ottawa City Councillor suggests the city should focus on education instead of legislation when it comes to tanning beds. In a letter to General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services Susan Jones, Councillor Bob Monette questions why the city is considering legislation to ban youths under 18 from using tanning beds when they can just go out in the sun.… continue reading

Two genes that regulate the appearance of moles can double the risk of skin cancer, new research has shown. Scientists identified the genes after scouring the genetic codes of more than 1,500 adult female twins in the UK. Single-letter variations in the code associated with high mole counts were found in two genes linked to melanoma skin cancer.… continue reading

News Staff Canada’s dermatologists are worried that skin cancer, including melanoma is increasing among young patients. And tanning beds might be behind the rise. Dermatologists took up their concerns at The Canadian Dermatology Association’s annual meeting in Vancouver this week. The CDA said Canadians born in the 1990s are two- to three-times more likely to get skin cancer in their lifetime, compared with those born in the 1960s — one in six versus one in 20 for the older group.… continue reading

ScienceDaily (July 6, 2009) — A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International1, shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels of vitamin D. The problem is widespread and on the increase, with potentially severe repercussions for overall health and fracture rates.… continue reading

Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority said Monday it won’t do any more general testing for vitamin D because its lab is being overwhelmed. In the last two years, Eastern Health authority has seen a 10-fold increase in people wanting to be tested for vitamin D deficiency.… continue reading