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Carcinogenic effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) with reference to skin cancer are the basis of widely implemented recommendations to avoid sun exposure. Whether the benefits of "restrictive sun policies" outweigh their potential harms due to diminished beneficial effects of sunlight exposure remain a matter of controversy.  

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The Kids researcher Dr Shelley Gorman has received a Healthway grant to develop an online tool to promote safe sun behaviours to teenagers.

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The D-Light program, set up in 2014, aims to shed light on the amount of sun exposure that will promote good health in children and adolescents.

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A link between chronic lung disease and low Vitamin D levels is the focus of a new study just started by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.

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Research has shown that vitamin D levels can have an impact on many aspects of a child's health, including lung growth, language development and eating patterns

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New evidence indicates that both high and low 25(OH)D levels may be associated with increased health risks.

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The dramatic rise in early childhood allergic diseases indicates the specific vulnerability of the immune system to early life environmental changes.

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This paper examined dose-response relationships between ambient UVR levels and NMSC incidence at the population level.

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This paper is a review of potential novel therapeutic targets or tools for the treatment of asthma and COPD.

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The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is increasing and has been linked to obstructive lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease