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Penn State Gavin Robertson, Ph.D. Hershey, Pa. — Compounds extracted from green vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage could be a potent drug against melanoma, according to cancer researchers. Tests on mice suggest that these compounds, when combined with selenium, target tumors more safely and effectively than conventional therapy.… continue reading

(MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — A.I. Specialty Healthcare Ltd., an innovative leading health and lifestyle product development company, is pleased to announce the launch of its medically safe, chemical free sunblock, Azur(R) Advanced Pro-Cellular Sunscreen. Azur(R) is the first chemically inert non-endocrine disrupting natural sunscreen designed to protect sun lovers, children and those concerned with their health, against the harmful rays of the sun without the additional long-term risk of cancer from the sunscreen itself.… continue reading

SmartTan.com A comprehensive on-line report is calling the sunscreen industry on the carpet, accusing sunscreen manufacturers of producing products that ultimately may cause more skin damage than they claim to prevent. “For decades, irresponsible cosmetic companies and a small group of very vocal, publicity-seeking dermatologists have strongly advocated that chemical sunscreens should be heavily applied before any exposure to sunlight, even on young children.… continue reading

By Daily Mail Reporter More risk: Women on HRT could double their chances of getting skin cancer Women who undergo hormone replacement therapy for the menopause could be dramatically increasing their risk of skin cancer. Those on HRT for more than six months at a time are twice as likely to develop a malignant melanoma, researchers discovered.… continue reading

Written by Dr. John Jacob Influenza kills around 35,000 Americans every year and similar viruses cause additional mortality and untold morbidity. Dr. John Cannell, who heads the nearly broke non-profit educational organization, the Vitamin D Council, now says most of those deaths could be prevented if Americans, and their doctors, understood some simple facts: · Vitamin D is not a vitamin, but a steroid hormone precursor, which has profound effects on innate immunity.… continue reading