In the News
Tanning one more life risk impossible to legislate
Thursday, May 3, 2012
By Andrea DeMeer, QMI Agency
The frustrating thing about kids is you can’t protect them from everything.
It’s easy with babies. A parent makes choices to ensure children eat nutritious foods, get healthy amounts of exercise and grow in a safe environmental.… continue reading
Sunscreen use may lead to vitamin D deficiency
Thursday, May 3, 2012
(HealthDay) — Using the amount and sun protection factor (SPF) of sunscreen recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) is associated with little or no vitamin D production, suggesting that regular sunscreen use may lead to vitamin D deficiency, according to research published online April 18 in the British Journal of Dermatology.
… continue readingA Death by Suntan at Age 26 – Cosmo at it again
Thursday, May 3, 2012
For years, Glenna Kohl pursued a tan, both in the sun and in tanning beds — which new research shows are far deadlier than once thought. By 22, she was battling the most lethal form of skin cancer.
Did a 6 year old tan – in the news in the USA
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
‘None of this Happened’
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 SmartTan.com
Widespread media reports Wednesday that a 6-year-old girl was allowed to tan in a New Jersey tanning salon were based on the 6-year-old’s statements to a school official that her mother took her to a tanning salon, but no evidence that the girl was ever actually allowed to tan in the salon.
… continue readingWoman charged after five-year-old allegedly burned in tanning booth
Wednesday, May 2, 2012