News Archive for August, 2011

A leading natural health advocacy group has accused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of knowing about potential risks in many over-the-counter sunscreen products for more than a decade while doing nothing to warn consumers.

The Natural Society — a …

More than 5 out of 6 indoor tanning businesses report having clients who patronize the salon as a less-expensive alternative to sunbed phototherapy in a dermatology office, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in August.

According to the poll, 86 …

“Sunlight is one source of vitamin D.” — Dr. Jennifer Stein, assistant professor of dermatology at New York University, commenting in an ABC News report Tuesday on a new study alleging that higher vitamin D levels are associated with higher …

On August 20, 2011, Coconut Tan and Spa will be hosting a canned food drive called Tan for Cans. The event will be held at the Elkhart, Ind. and Edwardsburg, Mich. Coconut Tan and Spa locations, where patrons are asked …

Smart Tan Downtown was featured briefly on the Style Network’s reality show ‘Giuliana and Bill’ last week, as the show’s star, entrepreneur and author Bill Rancic, was the keynote speaker at Smart Tan’s 2010 annual convention.

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“Attendees might recall …

Social media is quickly becoming the biggest marketing platform for small business. Still, even though most social media sites are free to use and easy to operate, businesses are still hesitant to jump on the social media bandwagon – this …

Another research project is attempting to confuse humanity’s natural and intended attraction to UV in sunlight and sunlamps with unnatural chemical addictions. The New York Times on Friday ran a story headlined, “How Tanning Changes the Brain” covering the latest …

Press reports Thursday erroneously alleged that actor George Hamilton was treated in July for skin cancer, misrepresenting the fact that Hamilton instead had non-cancerous benign lesions removed by a dermatologist.

“It was not cancer,” Hamilton’s publicist, Jeffrey Lane, was quoted …