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The benefits humans get from suntans far outweigh the risks of overdoing it, an astronomer whose life work has been studying the sun wrote last week in a column that’s getting lots of attention.

Bob Berman — an American astronomer …

“If a pharmaceutical company patented and sold sunshine, the public message we receive about it would be completely different.” — Consumer web site TanningTruth.com, which promotes a balanced message about UV light from any source.

TanningTruth.com — which supports indoor …

The U.S. congressman who authored legislation this summer to repeal the 10 percent excise tax on indoor tanning is getting media attention for standing up for the indoor tanning market.

U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, R-New York, says standing up for …

The tanning market appears split on the impact of the weather on business in 2011, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in July. Just less than half say the weather has helped business this year, while just less than half …

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.…

On August 5, 2011, Uptown Tan in Geneseo, NY will be co-hosting a networking event with KeyBank’s Key4Women called “The Truth About Sun Exposure.” The event will comprise of refreshments and a fifteen-minute presentation given by Uptown Tan’s owner LuAnn …

Professional football players who sustain an injury are more likely to be vitamin D deficient according to a study presented at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in San Diego July 13.

“Researchers testing the vitamin D …

A Fox Business News report Thursday slammed the Health Care Law’s 10 percent tax on indoor tanning as an unfair job-killer that should be repealed.

“Thousands of salons have been forced to close,” Fox Business reporter Ashley Webster said in …