News Archive for February, 2012

A Canadian parliament member wants all of Canada officially to recognize one day a year as “Vitamin D Day” and he’s introduced a bill in the Canadian House of Commons to formally adopt the plan.

Dr. James Lunney, who represents …

A new study has yet another group of doctors questioning the all-out Sun Scare mantra, as it now appears that more frequent sun exposure may reduce your risk of suffering a stroke by up to 60 percent.

“We hear a …

British dermatology leader Dr. Sam Shuster says that a suntan is not damage — it is nature’s intended design and that anyone who thinks otherwise should “tell that to Darwin.” Shuster’s comments on suntans are published as a portion of …

Australian Gold® launches new contest with first ever Mobile App with Salon Locator

Australian Gold® is excited to announce The Best Tan Contest that kicks off in January and runs until March 16^th, 2011.  This promotion gives tanners …

“Below normal levels of vitamin D, due to low sun exposure, have been associated with increased incidence of food allergy and eczema in children,” NaturalIngredients.com reported Tuesday, citing a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. British …

Nearly one-in-three tanning businesses have increased the amount of UV tanning equipment in their stores in the past two years, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in February.

According to the poll, twice as many stores say they have added …

“When we did a scientific test of what it’s going to take to get enough sun in San Diego. At my age — age is a factor in how much you absorb — we came to a test conclusion that …

A New Jersey tanning business owner reported in July 2011 that an undercover investigator who phoned her salon alleging to be a 16-year-old prospective customer badgered her into attempting to make false statements about tanning — a charge that now …