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New York Times syndicated health columnist Jane Brody penned a column this week suggesting that indoor tanning and suntanning may be addictive — a scientifically dubious thought being promoted by groups who are lobbying against the indoor tanning market as …

Yet another physician has written a high-profile column urging people to get back into the sun and to set aside the most drastic and misguided mantra in dermatology: sun abstinence.

“For the last 30 years or so, doctors (dermatologists in …

Six out of 10 indoor tanning businesses say they expect to be in the black in 2010 according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in June — a sure sign that the tanning market continues to be a mixed-bag in the …

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow — who for years was the poster-child of cosmetic dermatology’s push to keep everyone out of the sun — revealed last week that sun avoidance made her severely vitamin D deficient and that she no longer considers …

“I think it’s important we all try to get 20 minutes of unprotected sun-to-skin exposure every day. This is essential for meeting our most basic needs for Vitamin D. Once this is taken care of, I recommend both physical protection; …

About half of tanning facility owners say they intend to purchase or lease new tanning equipment in the next nine months, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in June.

According to the poll, 51 percent of tanning businesses say they …

Melanoma is among a group of cancers that are being over-diagnosed by a medical industry whose early detection and screening programs are finding smaller masses that wouldn’t have been detected a generation ago and which most likely will not ever …

A senior United States senator is pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to come clean on research suggesting that some common sunscreen chemicals might actually cause cancer themselves.

“With the recent reports suggesting a possible link between skin cancer …