Thought for the Day: Headed for melanoma

Filed under: Skin Cancer, Research, Daily news, Thought for the Day

Oh no. I think I 'm headed for melanoma. At the very least, I seem to have a very high risk for developing the disease, thanks to my once-stubborn pursuit of a silly tan.

Think about this:

A review of seven different studies concludes that using a tanning bed under the age of 35 -- I'm so guilty -- can increase the risk of melanoma by 75 percent. Even those who have ever used indoor tanning were 15 percent more likely to develop the disease.

We're talking the deadliest form of skin cancer here. So deadly some experts are recommending strong measures to restrict the use of tanning beds by young people. Adults should be discouraged from tanning, some say, but access should be limited for those under the age of 18.

New Jersey already has regulations in place -- those under 14 are banned from tanning salons and anyone between 14 and 18 must have parental consent.

If I could turn back time, I would listen to my grandma. She told me the sun -- and tanning beds too -- were no good. But I was young. And I didn't care.

Now I'm older. And I care. But it may be too late. It seems this could be one lesson I learn the hard way.

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Media malevolence: Helping to make the problem
worse

The question arises as to where to file the following item: under Annoying, Ironic, or Diabolical? Each category could make a pretty good claim when it comes to a new TV commercial being rolled out by Walgreen’s.The ad first gets the viewer’s attention through a montage of brief clips of shoppers in a large department [...]

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B Complex Vitamins and Their Importance in Health
and Disease (Part II)

Tip! Rinse your mouth with a good antibacterial mouthwash for at least a full thirty seconds twice each day. This will help reach bacteria trapped in pockets below your gum line, aiding in reversing periodontal gum disease.PyridoxineVitamin B 6 or[...]

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_in_health_and_disea.html

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Pesticides may up risk of diabetes in pregnancy

Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Research

In Diabetes Care this month, researchers report that exposure to agricultural pesticides in the first-trimester increases a woman's risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy.

Researchers assessed the risk of developing gestational diabetes following pesticide exposures among over 11,200 wives of farmers enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study. Within 25 years of entering the study, 4.5% of women who became pregnant reported having gestational diabetes. Overall, 57% of women reported having mixed or applied pesticides at some time in their life, and the proportion was similar for those with and without gestational diabetes mellitus. Women who mixed or applied pesticides or repaired pesticide-related equipment during the first trimester of pregnancy had a more than twofold increased risk of developing gestational diabetes. There was no increased gestational diabetes risk among women with residential exposures to pesticides or indirect exposures during the first trimester.

With the rate of diabetes diagnosis rising, whether it is type 1, type 2 or gestational - understanding the potential effects of environmental exposure on glucose levels is critical to comprehensively addressing the core problem. The jury is still out on deciphering what environmental offense should be sentenced for the crime.

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Saving Face With Acne Skin Care

Tip! Preventive or general acne skin care products 2. Over-the-counter, specialised acne skin care products 3.Acne: What causes this condition that seems to chip away at the very foundations of self esteem with an almost malevolent intent? The myth is that once teenagers cross the threshold from adolescence [...]

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Do You Have High Blood Pressure or Diabetes

How To Play The Diabetes Game To Win 16. No other eBook like it on the Market. Diet, Exercise. Research. Simple Plan.My husband has had both for years and he finally got both of them under control. It took a trip to the hospital before we really[...]

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