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How About That Weather?
Almost 9 in 10 tanning facility owners say the weather has been a factor in their business so far this spring, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in late April — a finding that underscores the sometimes not-so-marginal impact weather …
Even Southern Teens are ‘D’ Deficient
A new study is showing that sun avoidance and a lack of outdoor activity in Southern teenagers is leading to vitamin D deficiency in parts of the country where Dermatology Lobbyists have said incidental sun exposure should have been more …
Know the Facts About Melanoma
The North American dermatology community typically targets the month of May to discuss melanoma awareness. And while sun awareness and sunburn prevention are important topics, dermatology’s melanoma awareness campaigns generally ignore important points. There arguably is more misinformation about skin …
Let’s put cancerous myths to bed
Essay: There’s no causal link between sunbed-use and cancer, so why are politicians clamping down on teens tanning?
By Patrick Basham and John Luik
Published in www.spiked-online.com
Editor’s Note: Patrick Basham and John Luik of the Democracy Institute penned the …
Dermatologist, or Iranian Cleric?
An Iranian police chief this week upped the ante on ridiculous dermatology matra, promising to arrest women who have suntans — a sign that they have violated the Iranian view of Islamic law by not being clothed from head to …
‘The Sun Has It All’
Vitamin D Council founder Dr. John Cannell has been promoting sun exposure as the best source of vitamin D and slamming those in the cosmetics industry who have over-sold sun protection products — including a recent 1 hour radio interview.…
Dermatologist In Favor of Suntanning
“Excessive (sun) avoidance and UV screening is a danger because it does not allow a tan, nature’s own sun block, to develop and as a result exposure is likely to cause sun-burn. The dogma, now fossilised in print, is that …
Real Simple is Really in the Dark
Real Simple magazine proved that it doesn’t understand vitamin D at all in its recent article, “Easy Does It: Making Sense of Moderation” in which the magazine urged its readers not to get vitamin D from the sun.
“Sunlight helps …
