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Free app helps you beat the heat

Monday, August 8, 2011

It was developed by local students

Sonia Aslam/John Ackermann Aug 07, 2011 12:28:16 PM
 
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The risk of skin cancer is increased by the amount of sun you get.  So, to help you out a new locally developed app, to know just how dangerous the heat really is, has been developed.
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Private Equity Firm Acquires Sunless Inc.

Sunday, August 7, 2011
 
The indoor tanning market’s largest supplier of spray tanning booths this week announced a partnership with a private equity firm designed to speed up the company’s expansion plans.
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Doubling vitamin D may reduce mortality rates

Thursday, August 4, 2011
According to a new study, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, doubling serum levels of vitamin D could actually increase life expectancy by a staggering two years.… continue reading

Salon Owners Ask: Politics or Publicity?

Thursday, August 4, 2011
As I wrap up this year’s report on the West Coast Tanning Expo in Las Vegas, sponsored by JK-North America, my thoughts are once again on the panel discussion, which featured an array of salon professionals. The beauty of this format is that you can ask eight tanning salon owners the same question – and come away with eight different answers.… continue reading

Teen Tanning Ban in Newfoundland

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Group calls for laws on tanning beds

Shirley Carter, the owner of Total Image in Port aux Basques, supports the idea that young people shouldn’t be using tanning beds.
Seventeen-year-old Andrea Gale from the Codroy Valley began using a tanning bed beginning a couple of months before her graduation.… continue reading

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