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Delaware newspaper uncovers UV truth

Friday, March 5, 2010

SmartTan.com

 
A Delaware newspaper on Thursday reported what the rest of the world’s media failed to correctly identify last summer: That the World Health Organization’s report alleging a connection between tanning and melanoma really had very little bite beyond it’s bark.
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Hello D-Angels!

Friday, March 5, 2010
Wow, we’re well into March already!  We’ve had lots and lots of sunshine this week!  That means more energy for me and more melting for the snow!  Here’s an article that goes through and dispells a lot of the myths about skin cancer. … continue reading

Why Tanning Beds Clear Up Skin Rashes

Friday, March 5, 2010
I discovered this myself when I was about 12 years old: sunlight cleared up the rash on the insides of my elbows. More recently I’ve had itchy skin after spending too much time in chlorinated pools. Both natural sunlight and tanning beds clear up the itching for me.
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Low levels of Vitamin D linked to muscle fat, decreased strength in young people

Friday, March 5, 2010
First-of-a-kind study by investigator at The Research Institute of the MUHC finds “epidemic” of Vitamin D insufficiency…  There’s an epidemic in progress, and it has nothing to do with the flu. A ground-breaking study published in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjects had too little Vitamin D in their blood. 
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Indoor Tanning Association sees red with tax proposal, new regulations

Thursday, March 4, 2010
  • Senators dropped a proposed tax on cosmetic surgery, substituted a 10 percent tax on tanning bed services
  • Indoor Tanning Association complains tax unfair, would harm small businesses
  • FDA plans to hold public hearing to consider stricter regulations on indoor tanning
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