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NEW Mini Poster – Doctor’s Tell a Brighter Side
Thursday, March 22, 2012
New Mini Poster for easy download and printing. Just login to the Member’s Area and click on the Mini Poster button. This is free for members to use.… continue reading
B.C. vows to ban children and teens from using tanning beds
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Kathy Barnard was just 15 when she and her sister picked up a do-it-yourself tanning light from a local department store in Powell River, B.C., brought it home and baked under it for more than an hour.
… continue readingProvince To Ban Under-18 Tanning
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Canada’s third-most-populous province announced plans Tuesday to introduce indoor tanning regulations this fall, including prohibiting clients under age 18 from being able to use UV tanning services in salons.
… continue reading‘D’ Linked To Melanoma Reduction
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Another study is showing that ‘the sunshine vitamin’ — already linked to risk reduction for heart disease, autoimmune disorders and most forms of cancer — may play a role in melanoma risk reduction. A Stanford University study has shown that vitamin D and calcium supplements — in women who were at-risk for melanoma — cut their melanoma risk in half.
… continue readingWhy Under-18 Tan Bans Won’t Work
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Groups that plan to propose under-18 tanning restrictions to states, provinces and municipalities are ignoring conflicting data in a blind effort to denegrate any and all UV exposure, International Smart Tan Network believes.
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