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Hamilton tanning operator calls for industry-wide certification
Friday, March 15, 2013
“I think what the government is trying to do is repair one spoke on a wheel,” said Nafekh, adding that the Liberals should go one step further and call for industry-wide certification for tanning salon staff.
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Texas AG resolves health claims, marketing issues with tanning salon
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Monday his office has resolved its enforcement action against a Houston-based tanning salon that unlawfully claimed its indoor beds can increase levels of Vitamin D in the body, among other health benefits.
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Melanoma Drops In Young Women: NCI USA
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The National Cancer Institute’s cancer registry shows that melanoma incidence in women under 20 years of age is significantly less than 1 case per 100,000 girls and has actually decreased in the past 10 years — published data that fly in the face of what dermatology has claimed.
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Cheap tanning beds remain for sale online as Ontario moves to ban tanning salon visits for minors
Monday, March 11, 2013
More than a dozen tanning beds are for sale in the region online, despite looming legislation from the province barring minors from tanning salon visits.
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Saskatchewan health minister says ban on tanning beds for youth not part of plan
Friday, March 8, 2013
Saskatchewan health minister says ban on tanning beds for youth not part of plan
Thursday, March 07, 2013 1:45 PM
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s health minister says there is no plan to ban minors from using tanning beds even as another province makes the move.
