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New Jersey’s media-persecuted ‘Tan Mom’ Patricia Krentcil made worldwide headlines again this week, appearing in an In Touch magazine photo-interview after the magazine challenged her to stop suntanning for an entire month.

The In Touch story — and widespread media …

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, …

Women with more-natural vitamin D levels are 47 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who are vitamin D deficient, according to a new International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) case-control study on the topic. Published in …

More than 5 out of 6 sunbed salon owners say that more people understand that vitamin D is ‘The Sunshine Vitamin’ today than did two years ago, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in late July. According to the poll, …

A recent article from AllBusiness.com offers “8 Budgeting Tips for Your Business,” to help you manage your bottom line and recognize areas for improvement. Too many owners and CEOs feel that budgeting is a waste of time and things will …

A first-of-its-kind study of vitamin D levels among those whose outdoor lifestyles give us the best clues of what is natural for humans supports the contention that regular tanners have natural vitamin D levels and non-tanners are falling far short.…

Check out the video “How to Price Your Product or Service” on Inc.com for advice on formulating and manipulating your pricing structure to maximize profitability. Here are three aspects to consider, from Scott Gerber of the Young Entrepreneur Council.

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A new about.com article alleges to answer a question from a reader about base tans, which the author calls mythical and suggests don’t exist even though many dermatology leaders insist otherwise.

“It is a commonly believed myth that getting a …