News Archive for February, 2008

The ever-expanding vitamin D story is starting to bowl over stories in the press about sun care, as journalists are finally doing the math and figuring out that regular sun exposure’s benefits far outweigh the managable risks.The Fort Myers (Fla.) …

Professional Indoor Tanning Means Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle

Indoor suntanning was invented in Europe primarily to harness the positive physiological and psychological benefits associated with UV light exposure – a fact that often gets lost in today’s rhetoric about the …

Professional Indoor Tanning Means Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle

Indoor suntanning was invented in Europe primarily to harness the positive physiological and psychological benefits associated with UV light exposure – a fact that often gets lost in today’s rhetoric about the …

Even college satirists are warming up to the case for regular UV exposure

In the amusing rantings of editorial pages in college newspapers, writing sarcastic comments about sunshine has been a tried-and-true right of spring. But this year the tide …

Even college satirists are warming up to the case for regular UV exposure

In the amusing rantings of editorial pages in college newspapers, writing sarcastic comments about sunshine has been a tried-and-true right of spring. But this year the tide …

Holick: UVB tanning ‘an excellent source’ of vitamin D

Healthy adults exposed to UVB from tanning beds significantly elevated their vitamin D blood levels while those given standard vitamin D supplements slipped into vitamin D deficiency, according to the results …

Healthy adults exposed to UVB from tanning beds significantly elevated their vitamin D blood levels while those given standard vitamin D supplements slipped into vitamin D deficiency, according to the results of a new Boston University study that will appear …

Smart Tanning Means Teaching Spring Skiing Sun Care

Professional indoor tanning facilities teach outdoor sunburn prevention as part of their charge. And that includes sunburn prevention for downhill skiers.Sunlight on ski slopes — particularly in the spring — can be …