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Instructional booklet altered attitudes about indoor salons (HealthDay News) — Giving young women educational materials about the risks of indoor tanning helps them find healthier alternatives for changing appearances, a study says. Six months after 430 college-age women received a booklet focused on the damaging effects of tanning and ultraviolet radiation, specifically related to indoor tanning, on the skin’s appearance, about 35 percent of the women reduced their time in tanning booths from the previous year.… continue reading

By Anne Harding Tired of hearing that tanning is bad for you? Click on over to YouTube. According to a study published Monday in Archives of Dermatology, videos touting the benefits of roasting one’s skin in a tanning bed outnumber those warning of ultraviolet dangers by nearly 3 to 1 on YouTube.… continue reading

An association has been found between the vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism BsmI and the risk for melanoma. Researchers from the University of Padova in Italy conducted a meta-analysis of the results of six studies that examined the association between five vitamin D receptor polymorphisms — Taql, Fokl, BsmI, EcoRV and CDX2 — and the risk for developing melanoma.… continue reading

By Sheryl Walters (NaturalNews) Over the last year, the evidence has been mounting that getting enough vitamin D is absolutely essential for our health and wellbeing. Without question, the best source of vitamin D comes from sunshine, the source of all life.… continue reading

KELOWNA, British Columbia — Ontario, Canada’s bid to ban indoor tanning facilities for teenagers is being criticized as counterproductive by a professional organization. The Joint Canadian Tanning Association, based in Kelowna, British Columbia, issued a release Thursday saying Bill 83, now in the provincial legislature would drive teenagers to burn themselves in outdoor sun if they are denied access to the tanning machines.… continue reading