Need something to add to your worry list? Something in addition to global warming, sea level rise, wildfires, war, social injustice, the next tsunami and that long-expected mega-earthquake? How about the six casks of nuclear waste stored at the Humboldt Bay Power Plant? Staff members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — at least those well-spoken […]
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Sunshine Vitamin vs. Skin Cancer
It’s a conundrum: Ultraviolet B radiation from the sun is both the best source of vitamin D — the “sunshine vitamin” — and the the major cause of skin cancer. Get enough sun-mediated vitamin D and your’re courting melonoma; too little and the rest of your body will suffer. Vitamin D facilitates absorption of bone-building […]