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A study led by New Zealand epidemiologists suggests that dermatology-led efforts to scare young people about skin cancer may actually be causing a decline in skin cancer awareness in older people who are most likely to get the disease.

“Anecdotally, …

Almost twice as many indoor tanning businesses cut staff in 2011 as compared to those who added staff members, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in September.

Overall, four out of five salons either cut staff or maintained staff levels …

Australian Gold was a sponsor for a recent fundraising event for Sen. Dick Lugar of Indiana. Sen. Lugar spoke without any notes for almost an hour on immediate issues facing our congress and answered questions of many small business owners …

The San Francisco Chronicle this week urged California Gov. Jerry Brown to veto legislation that would prohibit those under 18 years old from using commercial sunbeds in salons — one of 600 bills currently on the governor’s desk.

“Not every …

If you ever wondered how you and your marketing knowledge rank with the rest of the marketing world, you can test that knowledge by taking the Marketing Cow IQ quiz.

“The marketing cow is a marketing IQ test designed to …

Smart Tan has published the schedule for supplier presentations at Smart Tan Downtown Oct. 14-16 — sessions led by vendors that compliment the morning salon business workshops at the industry’s largest annual convention and trade show.

“These event sponsors will …

“Over half of Facebook users respond to social media marketing,” the headline of a ZDnet article reads.

Facebook outranks several other social media sites, like Twitter and LinkedIn, when it comes to interacting with their favorite brands online. This means …

A prominent natural health advocacy group reported this week that a new research suggest that people with natural vitamin D levels live longer.

“Just in case you needed more proof that low blood levels of vitamin D represent a significant …