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Did Authors of Colorado Study Overstate Their Results?
Friday, February 6, 2009
SmartTan.com
Authors of a University of Colorado study ignored very obvious confounding information in promoting a study this week that appears to be designed solely to scare families out of taking sun-drenched vacations. The study suggested that children who take water-themed vacations with their parents have more moles than those who don’t — a finding the authors say means sunny vacations put the kids at higher risk for skin damage later in life.… continue reading
Grant to help man promote sunshine
Friday, February 6, 2009
BY LINDA SAPPINGTON
Nutritionist and fitness expert Dr. Marc Sorenson’s suggests the best way to staving off any of more than 100 diseases: “Get naked at noon.” He suggests it with a laugh, though he is certainly not kidding about the health benefits of vitamin D.… continue reading
Does sunscreen save skin — or damage it?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
By Laurel Naversen Geraghty
I was no different from most college students: During spring breaks, my friends and I applied our competitive streaks — we were teammates on Brown University’s swimming and diving team — to beach tanning. Who could get the darkest over a week in the Caribbean?… continue reading
UV tooth bleaching useless, dangerous
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Tom Barlow
British scientists have released results of a study concluding that UV light-enhanced tooth bleaching is not only ineffective, but dangerous. The study, in the journal Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, found that exposing one’s choppers to the UV lamp exposed sensitive mouth skin and eyes to four times as much skin-damaging UV radiation as the same duration in the midday sun.… continue reading
Genetic Study Shows Direct Link Between Vitamin D and MS
Thursday, February 5, 2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 5, 2009) – MS Society of Canada funded researchers have found evidence that a direct interaction between vitamin D and a common genetic variant alters the risk of developing multiple sclerosis. The research, to be published on February 6 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, suggests that vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and the early years may increase the risk of the offspring developing MS later in life.… continue reading
