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Tanned Women Live Longer, Study Says
Leading cancer researchers in Sweden have presented data to make the case that women who actively seek the sun live longer than those who avoid it — a finding that flies in the face of dermatology’s overstatement of the risks …
‘We Are Sunshine’: Smart Tan Magazine
Smart Tan Magazine’s December issue introduces ‘SmartTanPR” — Smart Tan’s turn-key program for tanning facilities to promote indoor tanning effectively in your community. The December magazine is hitting mailboxes this week and is available on-line right now as an e-publication.…
CCS Will Not Follow IOM ‘D’ Standard
“(They) are targeting only bone health. We’re going to continue with our recommendation around cancer prevention.” — Canadian Cancer Society spokeswoman Heather Chappell, as quoted in The Toronto Globe & Mail on Wednesday, saying that the CCS will continue to …
Vitamin D Report: Nature Got It Wrong
A government-commissioned report issued Tuesday on vitamin D in North America contained a strange contradiction: saying in one sentence that the population is getting enough vitamin D, but conspicuously underplaying the fact that they also recommend tripling the daily vitamin …
Tanning Businesses Split on November Results
More than half of tanning businesses say November was less-busy as compared to 2009, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in the last two weeks.
The upside of the poll: Nearly 4 out of 10 said their …
How Much ‘D’ Do You Need?
The Vitamin D world is bracing for a major announcement this week, as the government’s out-of-date vitamin D recommendations — currently based almost solely on 1920s thinking — are expected to be revised in an announcement Tuesday.
But no one …
uwe Reorganization will Improve Operations
PC Marketing, Inc., North American importer of uwe and manufacturer of Montego Bay tanning equipment, was advised of the reorganization of the uwe Light KG, indoor tanning equipment manufacturer in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. The goal of the reorganization is to …
Tanners Get Fewer Colds, Poll Says
More than nine out of ten indoor tanning facility owners believe indoor tanning clients are less apt get catch a cold or come down with the flu, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in late July.
Emerging research now suggests …
