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By Doug DiPasquale Well, summer is finally starting to show it’s face, or at least giving us a little hint of things to come, so I figured I should talk about sunscreen. But I had to stop and ponder before doing this post.… continue reading

Dear JCTA Member, to see the interview go to the following link and let the report load. The go to 37 minutes into the report http://watch.bnn.ca/squeezeplay/may-2008/squeezeplay-may-20-2008/#clip53973… continue reading

By: Cheryl Clark What common activity gradually predisposes healthy people to a lethal, unsightly disease many years before a doctor can diagnose it? Stumped? Here’s a clue: One American dies of this disease every hour. And the incidence has risen nearly sevenfold in the last 50 years.… continue reading

Children may be less protected than thought Some children’s sunscreens do not offer the level of protection that they claim to, warns the Trading Standards Institute. Spot checks revealed seven out of eight sun cream products marketed at children and babies had failed to live up to their sun protection branding.… continue reading

‘The issue is moderation,’ expert says Tom Blackwell, National Post Tired of its products being portrayed as little more than carcinogens for the vain, Canada’s tanning-bed business is going on the attack against critics. In an “aggressive” publicity campaign to start this week, the industry is questioning scientists’ warnings about exposure to ultraviolet rays, and accusing a major dermatology group of modifying its public message in return for money from sunscreen makers.… continue reading