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“We need the sun in moderation, too — for sun exposure is our best source of vitamin D. It’s a well-documented fact that sunlight is necessary for human survival but we’ve been brainwashed into thinking that any exposure to sunlight …

In light of Tuesday’s media reports stating that tanning is an addictive behavior like smoking or drinking,Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy writes the following response:

These articles miss the point and, perhaps most importantly, cheapen the legitimacy of concern …

The Houston Chronicle produced a bylined article this week slamming indoor tanning with material that was obviously supplied to it by an anti-tanning group. Although Chronicle reporter Dale Robertson put his name on the piece, we think he got all …

Three quarters of tanning businesses have seen an increase in the past five years in the number of clients who use indoor tanning as a therapeutic exercise, according to the results of a SmartTan.com survey conducted in April.

Although the …

The non-profit Vitamin D Council reported this week that a 71-year-old advanced-stage pneumonia victim — thought to be on her death bed — was given a high-dosage vitamin D intervention and surprised her doctors by recovering.

Dr. John Cannell, founder …

“Here’s something else to consider: Vitamin D made in the skin lasts at least twice as long in the blood as vitamin D ingested from the diet. When you are exposed to sunlight, you make not only vitamin D but …

The opponent to New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney — the sponsor of “Tan Act” legislation that redundantly asked FDA to review warning language on indoor tanning equipment and this year’s Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act that asked FDA to redundantly …

Half of all indoor tanning businesses reported that business fell short of expectations in the first quarter of 2010, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in early April — further indication that the recession that has gripped …