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By RAQUEL HECKER Vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin, and it has a lot of sunny benefits, but most Americans aren’t getting them because they aren’t getting enough of it. Between 50 percent and 75 percent of Americans get suboptimal levels of vitamin D, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.… continue reading

SmartTan.com , JACKSON, Mich.  The International Agency for Research on Cancer ignored conflicting information in its classification of ultraviolet light as ‘carcinogenic to humans’ – a one-dimensional conclusion that benefits the $35 billion sunscreen industry, which has strong financial ties to most of the dermatology community today, and forgets the fact that humans need UV light to live.… continue reading

Indoor Tanning Association Fights Back Against Media Hype over Tanning Beds Washington, D.C. — The Indoor Tanning Association will run a full-page ad in tomorrow’s New York Post condemning the hype related to the recent categorization of tanning beds as a “Group 1” carcinogen.… continue reading

THE LANCET ONCOLOGY: Press Release EMBARGO: 1830H (New York time) Tuesday 28 July 2009 PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE LANCET ONCOLOGY RELEASES, PLEASE ENSURE YOU CREDIT THE LANCET ONCOLOGY IF USING THIS MATERIAL · IS PAPERWORK SUFFOCATING BRITISH CLINICAL RESEARCH? SUNBEDS (UV TANNING BEDS), AND UV RADIATION MOVED UP TO HIGHEST CANCER RISK CATEGORY BY INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has moved sunbeds (UV tanning beds) up to the highest cancer risk category—group 1—‘carcinogenic to humans’.… continue reading

Lesley Young, Metro Vancouver Using tanning beds before age 35 can increase a person’s risk of melanoma by an incredible 75 per cent, according to a review of studies on UVR exposure The younger someone gets a first suntan or burn, the greater the risk of developing skin cancer later in life.… continue reading