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JACKSON, MICHIGAN — March 3, 2010 — An International Smart Tan Network survey of 6,881 indoor tanning clients conducted in January 2010 revealed that 11 percent of tanning clients say a doctor referred them to a tanning salon for therapeutic …

Health News Digest on the internet is promoting a new book by a Canadian physician who tells his patients sunlight is the best source of vitamin D — which he refers to as the “anti-death vitamin” — and that fears …

A study published in the most recent journal of the American Heart Association suggests that UVA exposure lowers blood pressure — a finding that adds to the list of non-vitamin D-related medical benefits associated with sun exposure.

“UVA irradiation of …

Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick — whose new book ‘The Vitamin D Solution’ hits bookstores in April — has penned an explanation on his web site why vitamin D produced from UV exposure to the skin is considerably more …

Despite all indications that most tanning business owners are optimistic about the future, about half of the salon market believes their overall financial position is weaker today than it was one year ago, a SmartTan.com poll conducted this month suggests.…

A leading vitamin D advocacy group believes daily vitamin D intake recommendations may have to go as high as 6,000 international units — 15 times higher than current recommendations — to ensure that everyone gets natural levels of The Sunshine …

ABC News reported on Good Morning America on Monday that higher levels of vitamin D shrink cancer cells much the same way as the uber-drug Tamoxifen — a realization that comes as no surprise to vitamin D researchers, but which …

President Barack Obama has put 9,000 jobs in jeopardy when he went back on his campaign promise Monday, supporting a proposed tax brokered by powerful lobbyists behind closed doors.  The controversial 10 percent federal tax on indoor tanning services has …