News Archive for August, 2010
Become an Indoor Tanning ‘Champion’
Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy sent a video message to Smart Tan members this week about a new four-hour symposium added to the Smart Tan Downtown schedule designed to create indoor tanning “champions” in every region in North America.…
New Tax Hurt Tanning Sales, Poll Says
Two months after taking effect, the 10 percent federal luxury tax on tanning, one way or another, has hurt tanning sales according to a SmartTan.com poll of tanning facility owners conducted in late August.
Three-quarters of tanning business owners say …
Changing attitudes toward UV
“The problem with melanoma, as with many other branches of contemporary clinical research, is that it is based on circumstantial evidence obtained from epidemiological studies rather than an understanding of the pathology. Melanoma is an illustration of the muddle introduced …
Study Unlocks How ‘D’ Prevents Cancer
Scientists have now mapped the exact points where Vitamin D interacts with more than 200 genes, unlocking more of the mechanism by which natural levels of ‘The Sunshine Vitamin’ are related to overall health, according to a study published this …
‘D’ Pioneer Frank Garland Passes at 60
Dr. Frank Garland, Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California San Diego and Technical Director of the Naval Health Research Center passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 17 at UCSD Thornton Hospital after contending with a …
UVB and ‘D’ Treat Psoriasis: Study
A study in the August Archives of Dermatology has once again stated that UVB light sources are effective at treating the skin disease psoriasis and may be part of a dermatology-inspired effort to gain back phototherapy business lost to the …
‘Apprentice’ Winner Headlines 2010 Convention
Bill Rancic – the grassroots entrepreneur who won Tycoon Donald Trump’s first ‘The Apprentice’ show on NBC – is the keynote speaker at Smart Tan Downtown Oct. 22-24 in Downtown Nashville, an event with a conference designed to address tanning’s …
New Study Supports Natural ‘D’ Levels
Another study is supporting the fact that sunlight exposure is the best and most reliable and intended source of vitamin D — a fact has become undeniable.
“According to a new study, vitamin D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness, …
