News Archive for November, 2009
HEADLINE STORY: Tanning community thinks sunscreen industry should come clean on ‘D’
NOV. 20, 2009 — There is near-unanimous agreement in the indoor tanning community that the manufacturers of chemical sunscreen should be forced to disclose that usage of their product blocks natural vitamin D production in the skin, according to the …
UV, melanoma relationship “a myth” says dermatology pioneer
NOV. 19, 2009 — There is no compelling evidence that sun tan parlors have induced a single melanoma.” – Dr. Bernard Ackerman, founder of the Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, who strongly opposed the American Academy of Dermatology’s position that indoor …
HEADLINE STORY: UV, melanoma relationship “a myth” says dermatology pioneer
NOV. 19, 2009 — There is no compelling evidence that sun tan parlors have induced a single melanoma.” – Dr. Bernard Ackerman, founder of the Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, who strongly opposed the American Academy of Dermatology’s position that indoor …
Baltimore County Defeats Teenage Tan-Ban Proposal
NOV. 17, 2009 — A proposal to ban indoor tanning for those under 18 in Maryland’s largest county was soundly rejected by a 5-2 vote Monday night – rejecting a proposal being advocated by a zealous last-term councilor who badgered …
HEADLINE STORY: Baltimore County Defeats Teenage Tan-Ban Proposal
NOV. 17, 2009 — A proposal to ban indoor tanning for those under 18 in Maryland’s largest county was soundly rejected by a 5-2 vote Monday night – rejecting a proposal being advocated by a zealous last-term councilor who badgered …
All Vitamin D Ultimately Comes From the Sun
“Production of vitamin D in nature always appears to require the presence of some UV light; even vitamin D in foodstuffs is ultimately derived from organisms, from mushrooms to animals, which are not able to synthesize it except through the …
HEADLINE STORY: All Vitamin D Ultimately Comes From the Sun
“Production of vitamin D in nature always appears to require the presence of some UV light; even vitamin D in foodstuffs is ultimately derived from organisms, from mushrooms to animals, which are not able to synthesize it except through the …
Cosmo magazine’s report with ABC News lied about tanning to make its point.
NOV. 16, 2009 — Cosmopolitan magazine — attempting to convince its readers to stay away from tanning salons — published a list in its December issue of what it claims are five myths about indoor tanning, but in the process …
