In the News
Is tanning debate the new tobacco war?
Saturday, January 8, 2011
As I sit at home in retirement, I feel a sense of déjà vu stemming from the current clash in the Capital Regional District between health professionals and a powerful industry over an apparent hazard to the public.
Derm Leader: Tans are Natural
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
“Working on a tan is analogous to training muscles; both, if done in moderation and reasonably, serve a worthwhile purpose.” — Dr. Bernard Ackerman, founder of the New York City-based Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology and author of The Sun and the ‘Epidemic’ of Melanoma: Myth on Myth.
San Diego Contemplating Selling Sunshine
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Smart Tan is always saying that if pharmaceutical companies could sell sunshine, they would in a heartbeat. It looks like one municipality is considering selling it themselves. Jerry Sanders, the mayor of San Diego, recently proposed that the city should sell its “sunshine rights” and then lease those rights back over time.
Fresh air and sunlight help you stay healthy
Monday, January 3, 2011
Cologne – Too much time spent in the warm indoors, too little exercise in the fresh air and too little sunlight can make you tired and susceptible to illness.
… continue readingVitamin D Council: Use a Sunbed
Monday, January 3, 2011
The independent Vitamin D Council suggests that people should use a sunbed in the winter — being careful to avoid a sunburn — as one of the primary ways to make sufficient vitamin D.
