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Tan ban not needed, say salons

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Low vitamin D found in kids with asthma

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

DENVER, April 19 (UPI) — Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to increased asthma symptoms and greater use of medication among children, U.S. researchers say.

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Does Reading The Paper Cause Cancer?

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

SmartTan.com

 
The Houston Chronicle produced a bylined article this week slamming indoor tanning with material that was obviously supplied to it by an anti-tanning group. Although Chronicle reporter Dale Robertson put his name on the piece, we think he got all his material from the MD Anderson Cancer Center or the American Cancer Society, both of whom he provided as sources in the story with links to their web sites.
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Salons See Increase in ‘Therapy Tanners’

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

SmartTan.com

 
Three quarters of tanning businesses have seen an increase in the past five years in the number of clients who use indoor tanning as a therapeutic exercise, according to the results of a SmartTan.com survey conducted in April.
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Sunscreen Pill Can Offer Extra Protection

Monday, April 19, 2010

Users Should Still Use Sunscreen When Heading Outdoors

 MIAMI — Summer is around the corner, and that means fun in the sun for many Central Floridians.  Most are used to slathering on the sunscreen before heading outdoors, but what if extra protection was able to offer protection from the inside out?
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