News Archive for February, 2011

The American Cancer Society’s key document measuring cancer rates in the United States — “Cancer Facts and Figures” — says that melanoma rates have not increased since 2000 and that rates are declining for women under age 50 — directly …

Authors of a peer-reviewed study generated from the world’s largest database of vitamin D blood tests say that 9,600 IU of vitamin D — an amount only naturally consistent with vitamin D production from regular sun exposure — is needed …

More than four out of 10 indoor tanning business owners say that 2011 got off to a better-than-expected start, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in February.

According to the poll, 42 percent of tanning business owners …

Tanningtruth.com is now sporting a brand new, completely overhauled design. You and your customers will now enjoy a sleek and easy to navigate Web site as you access vital information about tanning and the “sun scare” industry working to undermine …

Internet marketing is moving fast and it is leaving some small businesses behind. According to an article on ReadWriteWeb.com, businesses that don’t update their Web sites regularly or integrate social media tools are missing out on a large amount of …

Only 30 percent of indoor tanning facilities report using Yellow Pages advertising to promote their businesses, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in February — a finding in lock-step with the movement to social media and on-line search vehicles for …

Making strange headlines this week, the American Academy of Dermatology acknowledged that some evidence now suggests that vitamin D — the sunshine vitamin — may in some instances be protective against melanoma just as it appears to be protective against …

Girls aged 11-12 aren’t getting enough vitamin D and need more than recent recommendations have suggested, a study published this month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports.

“In the new study, published in the American Journal of …