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The American Academy of Pediatrics new policy statement on UV exposure — which has received media attention for suggesting that those under age 18 should not be permitted to use commercial sunbeds — also includes language suggesting that most chemical …

A new report published by SunHerald.com has found that online consumer reviews and social media sites have a larger role in a small businesses reputation than its own website. The marketing firm Marchex collected data from search results of 150 …

The U.S. National Cancer Institute — in bold type on an a section added to its web site in June 2010 — admits that there is no evidence that avoiding sunlight or sunbeds actually decreases the risk of skin cancer.…

A Washington, D.C., consumer group is reminding consumers that mis-use (over-use) of chemical sunscreen will lead to vitamin D deficiency and may actually contribute to an increase in skin cancer rates.

The non-profit Environmental Working Group — perhaps the world’s …

More than seven out of 10 indoor tanning business owners say they are considering adding “red light therapy” equipment into their studios in 2011, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted this month.

According to the poll, 71 …

An independent medical panel blasted the World Health Organization — the group that prompted worldwide headlines about UV and sunbeds in 2009 by calling sunbeds as dangerous as arsenic and mustard gas — for conflicts of interest among members of …

A Washington, D.C., dermatologist was unable to identify her 14-year-old son’s severe vitamin D deficiency even after he complained of constant pain, headaches, exhaustion, body aches and stomach pain — classic signs of severe vitamin D deficiency, NBC News-Washington reported …

The British dermatology industry—which has produced peer-reviewed papers in the past year showing that melanoma incidence is not really increasing, but is merely an increase in the diagnosis of thinner 100 percent curable lesions—is stepping up to the plate and …