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Lack of vitamin D can affect 36 organs
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
RIVERSIDE, Calif., — A U.S. researcher is calling for a sea change in how governmental agencies advise people to take vitamin D. Anthony Norman of the University of California, Riverside, says about half of the elderly in North America are not getting enough vitamin D to maintain healthy bone density, lower their fracture risk and improve tooth attachment.… continue reading
‘Tell me what to buy’
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
ALYSON GRANT
Berkeley University professor Dara O’Rourke was smearing a popular sunscreen on his daughter and wondered what might be in it, so he had some colleagues test it. Turns out he had dutifully been protecting his daughter from the sun’s rays with a product that contains known carcinogens.… continue reading
Two more genes linked to common skin cancer
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have found two new genetic variations that appear to increase the risk of the most common skin cancer among people of European descent. The variations play no role in skin color but people with both of them are nearly three times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma compared with people without the changes, researchers from Iceland’s Decode Genetics said on Sunday.… continue reading
Mediterranean diet ‘halves’ risk of skin cancer
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Eating a Mediterranean diet can halve the risk of the most dangerous form of skin cancer, research suggests. Last Updated: 5:08PM BST 12 Oct 2008 Regular intake of fruit, vegetables, nuts and fish may protect against malignant melanoma. Although exposure to the sun’s rays is still the biggest cause of this type of skin cancer, the latest study suggests poor diet could also be a factor.… continue reading
Ban on use of sunbeds for children moves closer in Ireland
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
ALISON HEALY
A BAN ON the use of sunbeds by under 18-year-olds has moved a step closer with the Department of Health planning to meet interested parties in the coming weeks before it finalises legislation providing for the ban. In recent months the department received 18 submissions in a public consultation on proposed legislation to regulate the use of the artificial tanning machines.… continue reading
