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2,000+ Energize Smart Tan Downtown
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
With packed classrooms and an energetic exhibit floor, Smart Tan’s 17th Annual Convention kicked off the 2013 tanning season last weekend with education, exhibits and entertainment worthy of the next generation in professional indoor tanning. “Thank you to everyone in the Smart Tan family of salons and suppliers who made this event a success,” Smart Tan Executive Director Joseph Levy said.… continue reading
Popular sunscreen recalled after 5 people ignite in flames
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Popular sunscreen recalled after 5 people ignite in flames Several Banana Boat products at center of incidents. The irony is almost implausible: At least five people have caught on fire after using a product designed to prevent burning. The incidents have ignited (so to speak) a recall of 23 Banana Boat spray sunscreen products in the UltraMist line sold from January 2010 through September 2012.… continue reading
Lamp Recycling FEE
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Dear Salon Owner, Effective immediately the Government has introduced new environmental fees on all indoor tanning lamps. See the below charts for specific rates. Please be aware these environmental fees will also be applicable to your home life too. Regulations and fees are different in QC and BC provinces.… continue reading
Higher vitamin D levels associated with fewer MS symptoms
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012.
The August, 2012 issue of the Annals of Neurology reported the finding of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco of a reduction in brain lesions and disease activity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who had higher levels of vitamin D.… continue reading
Could Sunlight Deficiency lead to erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Monday, October 8, 2012
Submitted by Sunlight Institute Posted on Sunday, October 7, 2012By: Marc Sorenson, Sunlight Institute.
Earlier this year I published, with the assistance of Dr. William B Grant, a paper entitled “Does Vitamin D Deficiency Contribute to Erectile Dysfunction (ED)?”[i] In that paper, we made the point that low levels of vitamin D correlated to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases including heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.… continue reading
