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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. …

A story published this week by FoodConsumer.org has explained the mechanism by which vitamin D leads to the destruction of prostate cancer cells and why the sunshine vitamin is believed to reduce the risk of most other cancers.

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“It wouldn’t make a difference to me.” — 14-year-old Jasmine Jody, of Tinley Park, Illinois, who told the Chicago Sun-Times and its affiliate papers Wednesday that if the state of Illinois changed rules to prohibit those under 18 from tanning …

Groups that plan to propose under-18 tanning restrictions to states, provinces and municipalities are ignoring conflicting data in a blind effort to denigrate any and all UV exposure, International Smart Tan Network believes.

Groups are pointing at survey research on …

“Exposing yourself to sunlight is the most important source of vitamin D. Sunlight is far more likely to provide you with your vitamin D requirement than food is.”

—Dr. Jack D’Angelo, The Richmond (New York) County Medical Society, as printed …

TanningBooth, a new iPhone application, allows users to give their photos a beautiful bronzed tan, according to an article on iPadmodo. The app, on sale for 99 cents, is available for the iPhone and soon the iPad as well. The …

A Colorado woman whose infant daughter’s severe vitamin D deficiency led to a shattered spine and multiple other fractures had her daughter taken away from her by authorities who mistook the child’s injuries as child abuse. The unbelievable story is …

Findings from the largest-ever study of vitamin D levels and average daily intake of supplemental vitamin D have vitamin D scientists not only suggesting higher daily vitamin D recommendations — up to 9,600 IU-per-day to get almost everyone over 40 …