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Sunbathing Could Boost Your Brain And Prevent Dementia

Friday, May 22, 2009
Being a sun worshipper could make you cleverer in later life and ward off dementia Researchers found that increased levels of vitamin D, obtained from exposure to sun or eating oily fish, could help keep our brains in top condition as we age.… continue reading

FDA Wrapping Up Sunscreen Label Changes

Friday, May 22, 2009
By Salynn Boyles WebMD After years of delay, the FDA is poised to finalize long-awaited sunscreen label changes designed to give consumers a better idea of the sun protection they’re getting. For the first time, sunscreen manufacturers will be required to provide information on the amount of ultraviolet A (UVA) screening provided by their products.… continue reading

Your body needs Vitamin D, but how much is under debate

Thursday, May 21, 2009
By Jennifer Huget For most of history, humans got all the Vitamin D they needed simply by being outdoors, absorbing the sun’s ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet radiation triggers the body’s production (a two-step process involving both liver and kidney) of the vitamin, which is technically a hormone.… continue reading

Schoolboy petitions MSPs over vitamin D link to MS

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Vitamin D campaigner Ryan McLaughlin with his mother, Kirsten, who has MS Melanie Reid A Times investigation into the links between vitamin D deficiency and multiple sclerosis led a 14-year-old boy whose mother has the disease to petition Holyrood to provide a vitamin supplement to all children and pregnant women.… continue reading

Why I set up ‘sun tan’ web spoof

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Rates of skin cancer are increasing faster than any other cancer, especially among young women, yet many are prepared to risk all for the sake of a good suntan. Notts charity Skcin, set up in memory of skin cancer victim Karen Clifford, is striving to change attitudes.… continue reading

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