News Archive for October, 2008
TODAY’S HEADLINE STORY: Smart Tan responds to beauty magazine article claiming tanning can be addictive.
Smart Tan on Thursday responded to another beauty magazine story claiming that indoor tanning can be addictive like drugs or cigarettes — a claim that has no scientific basis but which relies on twisted studies that miss the big picture.…
Illinois student totally mis-states science in anti-sun essay
“Research very strongly relates indoor tanning to skin cancer, especially for fair skinned individuals because tanning lamp beds emit UVA rays three times stronger than the sun. These rays, which penetrate skin at a deeper level than the UVB rays, …
TODAY’S HEADLINE STORY: Illinois student totally mis-states science in anti-sun essay
“Research very strongly relates indoor tanning to skin cancer, especially for fair skinned individuals because tanning lamp beds emit UVA rays three times stronger than the sun. These rays, which penetrate skin at a deeper level than the UVB rays, …
Half of tanning businesses report say 2008 has met or exceeded expectations so far this year
About half of tanning businesses say their business performance in the first eight months of 2008 met or exceeded expectations, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in early October. According to the poll, 47 percent of salons say their business …
TODAY’S HEADLINE STORY: Half of tanning businesses report say 2008 has met or exceeded expectations so far this year
About half of tanning businesses say their business performance in the first eight months of 2008 met or exceeded expectations, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in early October. According to the poll, 47 percent of salons say their business …
Pediatric group doubles its vitamin D recommendation for infants. But is that enough?
The largest American group of pediatric physicians has doubled its vitamin D recommendation for young children — adding to a long list of medical organizations now recognizing vitamin D deficiency as a critical problem.…
TODAY’S HEADLINE STORY: Pediatric group doubles its vitamin D recommendation for infants. But is that enough?
The largest American group of pediatric physicians has doubled its vitamin D recommendation for young children — adding to a long list of medical organizations now recognizing vitamin D deficiency as a critical problem.…
Another researcher calls for much higher vitamin D levels
A University of California researcher is calling for even higher daily vitamin D intake, publishing in a new paper that vitamin D deficiency affects the normal performance of 36 human organs. Dr. Anthony Norman, of the University of California-Riverside, is …
