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NCI Admits ‘Sun Scare’ Lacks Proof
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.…
Consumer Group Exposes Sunscreen Myths
A Washington, D.C., consumer group is reminding consumers that mis-use (over-use) of chemical sunscreen will lead to vitamin D deficiency and may actually contribute to an increase in skin cancer rates.
The non-profit Environmental Working Group — perhaps the world’s …
Sunbed Centers Turn on the ‘Red Light’
More than seven out of 10 indoor tanning business owners say they are considering adding “red light therapy” equipment into their studios in 2011, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted this month.
According to the poll, 71 …
Panel Blasts WHO for Ties To Profiteers
An independent medical panel blasted the World Health Organization — the group that prompted worldwide headlines about UV and sunbeds in 2009 by calling sunbeds as dangerous as arsenic and mustard gas — for conflicts of interest among members of …
Derm’s Own Son ‘D’ Deficient: NBC Report
A Washington, D.C., dermatologist was unable to identify her 14-year-old son’s severe vitamin D deficiency even after he complained of constant pain, headaches, exhaustion, body aches and stomach pain — classic signs of severe vitamin D deficiency, NBC News-Washington reported …
British Derms Are Embracing Sunshine
The British dermatology industry—which has produced peer-reviewed papers in the past year showing that melanoma incidence is not really increasing, but is merely an increase in the diagnosis of thinner 100 percent curable lesions—is stepping up to the plate and …
Chicago Tribune Needs To Correct Error
The Chicago Tribune authored an editorial on Friday slamming indoor tanning but misstated facts in an attempt to dissuade readers from using indoor tanning equipment. “The use of tanning beds by people under age 30 is associated with melanoma, the …
Nebraska Looks to End State Tan Tax
Nebraska state Sen. Abbie Cornett has introduced a bill to eliminate a 7 percent state tax on indoor tanning services in the state. Along with Sen. Cornett, four other state senators have co-signed the bill. One of those co-signers, Sen. …
