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Sun-Kissed or Sunburned

Sun-Kissed or Sunburned? A Sun-Lover Sees Bright Side, Mood Boost, Vitamin D 26th of April, 2010 It all goes back to my childhood freckles. The grown-ups told me they were cute, and I believed them. And when they kept sprouting, I didn't mind. I figured I was getting cuter. Like millions of middle-aged Americans, I spent youthful summers basted with baby oil, hoping the Midwestern sun would bake me into a California girl. My friends and I envied the kids with spring-break tans. We didn't give a thought to cancer. Date
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03-05-2010
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So how much sun SHOULD you have

Too much, and you'll risk skin cancer, too little and you'll lack vitamin D - so how much sun SHOULD you have? Date
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03-05-2010
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Tanning beds help vitamin D deficiency!

It is interesting to note that cancer researchers are conducting research on areas not directly associated with cancer. Catherine E. Mosher of memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Sharon Danoff-Burg of the State University of New York conducted a study and found that individuals who have used indoor tanning facilities were more likely to have and behavioral problems like substance abuse. Readers should remember that the study did not establish any causal relation between use of tanning beds and behavioral problems. Date
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23-04-2010
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Winter babies are more prone to food allergies

Babies born in autumn or winter are more likely to develop a food allergy than those born in spring or summer, US researchers have found The Boston scientists believe the trend may be explained by a lack of the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D. Vitamin D from natural sun exposure is needed for the healthy development of a child's immune system, experts believe. Date
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23-04-2010
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Sunshine vitamin stirs new debate 

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18-11-2009
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Vitamin D can save half million babies each year

Friday Oct 16, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- Results of a new trial presented at an
international research conference in Bruges suggest that vitamin D supplementation can
reduce the risk of premature births and boost the health of newborn babies, the Times
reported Oct 10.

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24-10-2009
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Sunshine babies are bigger and bouncier

The Indepent on Satuday, October 03, 2009
 
It's called the sunshine vitamin and it seems it smiles on mothers giving birth in late summer and early autumn. Babies born after their pregnant mothers have enjoyed a big dose of summer sun are taller and stronger-boned than those born in winter and spring, according to a major study.

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09-10-2009
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Melanoma on the Rise or Is It Just Diagnoses.pdf

Melanoma on the Rise or Is It Just Diagnoses.pdf Date
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02-10-2009
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Low vitamin D may be deadly for older adults.pdf

Low vitamin D may be deadly for older adults.pdf Date
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25-09-2009
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What we know about swine flu

BY DR. ASHELY GORDON, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
 
Squamish – Feeling confused these days about swine flu? Well, join the crowd. Even the experts are adrift on a sea of uncertainty. That’s because influenza viruses are genetic shape-shifters, able to change almost overnight into new and more dangerous forms. That said, there’s a lot of good, solid information out there about the H1N1 virus.

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Sunlight alone does not cause skin cancer...

Sunlight alone does not cause skin cancer: The truth you've never been told.

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