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Sunless Users Still Seek Sun: Study

Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Nearly two-thirds of sunless tanning product users continue to tan in the sun or use indoor tanning services just as often after beginning usage of sunless tanning products, according to an Emory University study published this week in the Archives of Dermatology.
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Call for vitamin D supplements to tackle Scots MS rates

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

By Eleanor Bradford BBC Scotland Health Correspondent

Rates of multiple sclerosis are so “dire” in Scotland that essential foods should be fortified with vitamin D, according to an Oxford academic. Professor of clinical neurology George Ebers has published a study showing a strong link between the condition and vitamin D deficiency.… continue reading

MP’s bill would ban tanning-bed use for under-18s

Friday, December 16, 2011
By: Mia Rabson OTTAWA — Teenagers seeking a sun-kissed glow in the winter would be stuck with spray tans if a Manitoba MP gets his way. Conservative MP James Bezan is seeking House of Commons approval for a bill that would prohibit the use of tanning equipment by anyone younger than 18.… continue reading

Tanners Well Aware of Eye Protection Requirement

Thursday, December 15, 2011

TWI Franchising, Inc. dba: tanworld franchises, one of the leading USA professional indoor tanning franchises, has released the results from the fifth in a series of surveys that polls their customers. “The Food and Drug Administration has regulated the indoor tanning industry since 1979.

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Vitamin D and Melanoma – Dr Mercola and Dr Heaney

Friday, December 9, 2011
Dr. Robert Heaney explains why sunshine has been wrongly accused of being the main culprit in causing deadly skin cancer. 
It was an absolute honor and great privilege to have the opportunity to interview Dr. Heaney.  Most of you know how passionate I am about vitamin D, but are probably not aware that Dr.
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