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“For adequate protection against melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers and photo-aging, everyone over the age of six months should use sunscreen daily year-round, in any weather.” — The Skin Cancer Foundation’s “Guide to Sunscreen” on the Foundation’s web site.

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Sometimes making donations can feel a bit like eating your vegetables. Even when you know it’s good for you, opening your wallet brings back nightmares from childhood — staring down your peas as you begrudgingly force each spoonful down …

Natural vitamin D levels — levels achieved by outdoor workers — are not only linked to lower breast cancer incidence rates, but also appear to be connected to better survival chances for those who get breast cancer, according to a …

Nearly three out of four tanning business owners say the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election will significantly impact their business, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in October.

According to the poll, 73 percent believe the election will affect …

Take advice from the Entrepreneur.com article “5 Tips for Using Social Media as a Customer Service Tool” to help you address customer complaints and turn dissenters into advocates. These days, most people prefer to get their news and other information …

Sun avoidance is a driving factor in epidemic-level vitamin D deficiency, according to a British report.

“It is difficult to believe that in this age of plenty where there is an epidemic of obesity, more than 50% of the population …

Yet another study has linked low levels of “The Sunshine Vitamin” with higher rates of heart disease and early death.

University of Kansas researchers, looking at more than 10,000 patients, found that 70 percent were vitamin D deficient and that …

Just like you salon owners, manufacturers and distributors must evolve to stay current. Susan Miller, CEO of PC Tan, has fared the waves through more than 25 years of the indoor tanning industry. The company’s focus on creating success for …