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The average vitamin D content in 10 over-the-counter vitamin D supplements is only one-third what the label claims, according to a study presented at a medical conference in San Antonio this week.

The study — called “small but carefully done” …

Will a U.S. District Court ruling slapping the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for censoring scientifically backed claims about the cancer-fighting properties of the mineral selenium mean anything to those who would like to promote the positive effects of UV …

A new television ad for Aveeno’s new SPF 100+ sunscreen products ends with the statement, “Sun protection works stronger, so you can play longer” — contradicting one of dermatology’s statements that SPFs should not be used to allow people to …

One of the professional tanning industry’s main points — that non-tanners are more susceptible to severe sunburns when they eventually do go outdoors on holidays and weekends — was on main display during the U.S. Memorial Day weekend holiday, and …

An Anchorage dermatologist, arguing that the 10 percent U.S. luxury tax on indoor tanning set to go into effect July 1 will “save lives,” misrepresented facts about vitamin D and skin cancer to make his point on an Anchorage television …

America OnLine’s news division — which a few weeks ago slammed the chemical sunscreen industry and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for failing to acknowledge decade-old safety challenges to some of the chemicals in most chemical sunscreen formulas — …

Most tanning facility owners are reporting that a bigger chunk of their customer base is utilizing spray tanning services, a SmartTan.com poll conducted the last two weeks of May has revealed.

According to the poll, 70 percent of salon owners …

Rates of non-melanoma skin cancer are falling in Canada — exactly the opposite of what many in the dermatology community are telling us, a new study to be published in the British Journal of Dermatology this month shows. The study …