Helps me feel better about my love relationship with summer. I would be miserable without the sun.
BBC News (5/8) reports that scientists at Edinburgh University say that "the health benefits of exposing skin to sunlight may far outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer," as "research suggests sunlight helps reduce blood pressure, cutting heart attack and stroke risks and even prolonging life." Dr. Richard Weller, a senior lecturer in dermatology at Edinburgh University, remarked, "The work we have done provides a mechanism that might account for this, and also explains why dietary vitamin D supplements alone will not be able to compensate for lack of sunlight. We now plan to look at the relative risks of heart disease and skin cancer in people who have received different amounts of sun exposure."
The Daily Mail (UK) (5/8, Borland) reports, "Dr Weller will present his findings on Friday at the International Investigative Dermatology conference in Edinburgh."
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