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The editor of the Harvard Health Letter told readers that he gets much of his “sunshine vitamin” the old-fashioned and natural way: By going into the sun and taking a walk. “Being of sound mind and body, and responsible for …

Vitamin D supplements — but not sunshine-induced vitamin D — led to unnaturally high vitamin D blood levels in a Utah study claiming that vitamin D blood levels over 100 ng/ml (250 mol/L) increase the risk of atrial fibrillation in …

“A suntan is an evolutionary device, it protects against burning. A suntan is just a sign of increased pigment, melanin, in the skin and is a natural biological response to the sun, not a sign of skin damage.” — Dr. …

Michelle Novy, owner of Run to the Sun Tanning Salon in Anchorage, Alaska, has decided to downplay Black Friday this year in order to make Small Business Saturday stand out. Novy will open the salon doors Saturday, Nov. 26 at …

The U.S. Economy should continue on a course of moderate growth over the next two years, University of Michigan economists forecasted Thursday — a process they are calling a marathon rather than a sprint.

“Job gains have picked up a …

More than half of indoor tanning retailers say October met or exceeded business expectations, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted the first week of November, with more than one-third of businesses saying the month exceeded expectations.

According to the poll, …

Another study published this week has linked vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk of heat failure — this time in Danish women low in ‘The Sunshine Vitamin.’

“Healthy women with vitamin D insufficiency have a significantly increased risk of …

One of the internet’s leading health-education web sites this week published a report slamming those who have singled-out UV exposure as the cause of melanoma — citing reports arguing that alleged melanoma increases are more a product of increased reporting …