In the News
Why heavy weather makes you fat
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent
Dieters struggling to shed a few pounds have a new excuse for failing to lose weight – the grey British weather. Scientists claimed people who were overweight had lower levels of vitamin D, which is created when skin is exposed to sunlight.… continue reading
Bacteria: Friends or Foes?
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Much of medicine, health, and the food industry focus on bacteria as a source of disease. The general message the public gets is more bugs are more problems. Kill the bugs, solve the problem. Unfortunately this message fails to inform us that without bugs we would not exist.… continue reading
Melanoma Story – Is it True
Monday, July 14, 2008
Did media coverage of a controversial letter in a dermatology journal libel indoor tanning facilities? International media coverage of a letter published July 10 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology inaccurately portrayed melanoma incidence trends among women and men and many of the reports, without foundation, suggested that indoor tanning was responsible for increases in reported melanoma incidence among young women.… continue reading
In power of vitamin D, hope for a new disease fighter
Monday, July 14, 2008
By Carol Ann Campbell
In a Newark laboratory, researchers watch as mice stricken with multiple sclerosis suddenly walk. They peer into microscopes and see the growth of breast cancer cells dramatically slowed. They are examining, up close, the power of vitamin D.… continue reading
Melanoma rate soars among U.S. young women
Friday, July 11, 2008
TARA WALTON/TORONTO STAR \
Ashley soaks up rays on a Toronto beach on July 10, 2008, but not haphazardly — she said she’s wearing 30 sunblock. Melanoma rate soars among U.S. young women Megan Ogilvie July 11, 2008 Cases of the deadliest form of skin cancer are soaring among young women in the United States, a trend that some experts say parallels the surge in the multi-million-dollar tanning industry.… continue reading
