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Nearly 2,300-person study shows no tanning is safe, regardless of age, gender or device
New research from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health and Masonic Cancer Center definitively links the use of indoor tanning devices to increased risk of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.
This research study involving 2,268 Minnesotans […]
Today’s college students are not as empathetic as college students of the 1980s and ’90s, a University of Michigan study shows. The study, presented in Boston at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, analyzes data on empathy among almost 14,000 college students over the last 30 years.
"We found the biggest […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Provenge (sipuleucel-T), a new therapy for certain men with advanced prostate cancer that uses their own immune system to fight the disease. Provenge is indicated for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and is resistant […]
Some answers to common questions about vitamins, how much water to drink in a day, and whether sunblock and sunscreen are the same.A friend recently asked me whether the higher-end brands of vitamins are better than the cheaper generic or store brands, and if so why? The short answer is no – the more expensive brands are not necessarily better than the less expensive ones - at least according to the experts at the Mayo Clinic. In fact, the folks at the Mayo suggest that it’s not price you should be checking, but labels. The labels for multivitamins, for example, should indicate that the multivitamin levels contain 100% of the Daily Value (DV) of most essential nutrients. Interestingly, they point out that large doses of vitamins and nutrients, which is considered more than the recommended DV, and pills that contain extras like herbs, amino acid, and enzymes should be avoided because they may pose a health risk, particularly if you’re taking prescription medications.