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Why Might Indoor Tanning Salon Owners Fail?

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

 
 
 
 

I recently read a brutally honest article regarding small-business failures. The author pointed out that often times, we ask entrepreneurs why their businesses failed – when, in truth, if they really knew the answers, they likely wouldn’t have failed in the first place.
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Vitamin D deficiency may be to blame for chronic hives

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
 

Patients who suffer from chronic hives may benefit from vitamin D testing to see if they have a deficiency. A new study from University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers has found that there may be a strong connection between the two conditions.

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Benefits of indoor tanning

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
UV exposure, indoors or outdoors, has positive benefits that the public is unaware of. Unfortunately we are constantly hearing about the perceived and often false negatives about sunbathing, how it causes skin cancer, premature aging and permanent skin damage. We never hear the benefits of moderate UV exposure.… continue reading

Youth tanning bed ban eyed by Fraser Health

Monday, January 17, 2011
 

The Lower Mainland could follow Greater Victoria in outlawing the use of tanning beds by youths under 18.

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Nanaimo has no plans to follow CRD on tanning ban

Monday, January 17, 2011
 The City of Nanaimo has no current plan to ban young people from indoor tanning.
Earlier this week, the Capital Regional District voted to prohibit youths under the age of 18 from using tanning beds in salons and spas.
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