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Americans need more Vitamin D: researchers
Friday, March 27, 2009
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The “sunshine vitamin,” vitamin D, is increasingly seen as vital to health, yet more Americans are not getting enough, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Analyzing data from government health surveys, researchers from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine found three out of four Americans had “insufficient” levels of vitamin D, up from about one out two 20 years ago.… continue reading
US Legislation on Indoor Tanning
Friday, March 27, 2009
US state legislation: Florida – S. 546 — Under 16 ban, H. 771 – Under 16 ban Hawaii – HB 653 – Parental consent under 18 Indiana – H1573 – additional inspections Kansas – KS 101 – Under 14 ban Maine – S.137 – Doctor’s prescription for under 18.… continue reading
Vitamin D Theory of Autism
Friday, March 27, 2009
Dr. John Jacob Cannell
In addition to the current epidemic of vitamin D deficiency, say another epidemic—an epidemic of autism—was upon our children? What if the autism epidemic began at the same time the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency began? What if both epidemics had worsened in unison?… continue reading
Detecting Melanoma, Skin Cancer Genes Identified
Friday, March 27, 2009
You’ve heard it over and over again, too much sun is bad for you and could possible cause skin cancer. But new research shows there may be more to getting skin cancer than sunbathing. Scientists at New York University say when a particular gene variation is present and binds to estrogen; women under 50 are four times more prone to have melanoma.… continue reading
NYU study finds new risk factor for melanoma in younger women
Friday, March 27, 2009
Researchers may have found a more potent risk factor for melanoma than blistering sunburns, freckling, or family history of the deadly skin disease. In a new study, scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center report that a genetic variation leads to a nearly four-fold increase of melanoma in women under the age of 50.… continue reading
