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MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT The first Canadian study to investigate vitamin D levels in toddlers has found that more than 80 per cent of the children tested didn’t have enough of the sunshine vitamin and nearly a third had such low amounts that doctors classified them as deficient.… continue reading

By LAVINIA DeCASTRO The ongoing swine flu epidemic may have you wishing you had taken that flu shot this season, but some doctors say you may be better off without it. “Since the 12th century, the most commonly used treatment for a cold or the flu is chicken soup,” said Dr.… continue reading

Recent initiatives in global health have made significant advances in knowledge, prevention and reduction of diseases affecting children in low-income countries. Those advances will be the subject of discussion on Sunday, May 3, at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Baltimore.… continue reading

By: Jane F Robinson Probably almost every human being has at least once in their life experienced a sun burn. What starts as a pleasant lying on the beach, working in the garden or staying out in the soothing warm rays of the sun can in a few hours turn into an unpleasant and painful burn of the skin.… continue reading

SmartTan.com A University of California-San Diego cancer researcher told a California radio station that sunshine does not cause melanoma – joining the ranks of a growing number of medical professionals willing to make this statement publicly. “As the incidence of melanoma has risen it’s also paralleled a change in behavior that’s going on all across the world, and that is people are working indoors,” UCSD cancer specialist Gregory Daniels told San Diego-based KPBS radio, pointing out that there’s no direct connection in data between getting a lot of sun and getting melanoma.… continue reading