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So many ways to prevent cancer!

Thursday, December 11, 2008
By Angelika Christie, ND To prevent cancer you have to stay away from: b ad oils, deep fried foods, sugar and simple starches like white bread and white rice, low quality and cured meats, including packaged cold cuts, chemicals in you household, like Clorox and most other detergents; (put a mask over your mouth, and wear gloves if you have to deal with any chemicals).… continue reading

Bernard Ackerman, 72, Dies; Expert at Skin Diagnosis

Thursday, December 11, 2008
By JASCHA HOFFMAN A. Bernard Ackerman, a founding figure in the field of dermatopathology who trained a generation of doctors to recognize skin diseases under the microscope, died Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 72. The cause was heart failure, said his nephew Andy Zwick, who was his collaborator.… continue reading

WHO calls for major clinical trial for vitamin D

Thursday, December 11, 2008
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT The striking observation that people with low levels of vitamin D are at an elevated risk of cancer, premature death and chronic diseases should be tested in a large-scale, drug-style clinical trial, says the World Health Organization’s agency specializing in cancer research.… continue reading

New study provides evidence that sun-scare might be causing vitamin D deficiency

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Americans have lower average vitamin D levels today than they did 20 years ago — a finding that suggests that overzealous sun protection in the past two decades might be lowering vitamin D levels across the board. Researchers compared vitamin D levels from just under 20,000 participants in 1988-1994 with a group in 2000-2004.… continue reading

Laws Governing Indoor Tanning by Teens Don’t Work

Monday, December 8, 2008
By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter U.S. News & World Report (HealthDay News) — Policies enacted by states to restrict and limit indoor tanning by children under 18 aren’t working, cancer researchers report. That’s a worrisome trend, because ultraviolet radiation, whether from the sun or indoor tanning facilities, has been linked to skin cancer, the most common malignancy in the United States, with 1 million new cases in 2008.… continue reading

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