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Let the sunshine in
Monday, December 15, 2008
By CARY CASTAGNA, Edmonton Sun
If you’re like countless health-conscious Canadians, your fitness regimen is undoubtedly under siege by the gloomy darkness of another impending winter. As daylight hours become unbearably scarce and with the shortest day of the year fast approaching – the winter solstice strikes Dec.… continue reading
Dr. Bernard Ackerman,dies at 72
Friday, December 12, 2008
Dr. Bernard Ackerman — a pioneer in the field of pathology for dermatologists who was himself an avid suntanner and believed strongly that UV light exposure is not related to melanoma incidence — died of heart failure at the age of 72, The New York Times reported Thursday.… continue reading
$199,998 award from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Friday, December 12, 2008
By Tracey Drury Business First Roswell Park Cancer Institute has received grant funding to study breast cancer in white and African-American women. The $199,998 award from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation will fund research on the link between vitamin D and the occurrence of breast cancer.… continue reading
Lack Of Vitamin D Causes Weight Gain And Stunts Growth In Girls
Thursday, December 11, 2008
ScienceDaily
Insufficient vitamin D can stunt growth and foster weight gain during puberty, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Even in sun-drenched California, where scientists from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the University of Southern California conducted their study, vitamin D deficiency was found to cause higher body mass and shorter stature in girls at the peak of their growing spurt.… continue reading
Tanning in a solarium provides no protection against sunburn
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tanning in a solarium before going into the sun provides no appreciable protection against sunburn. However, it does raise the risk of skin cancer considerably, according to information from a German cancer support association and a German dermatological prevention organization. As ultraviolet (UV) rays penetrate deep into the skin, they also accelerate the ageing of the skin.… continue reading
