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IRS Publishes Rules for New 10 Percent Tax
The U.S. Federal government on Friday finally published guidelines for the collection of the new 10 percent luxury tax on UV-related indoor tanning services, a supplemental tax crammed into 2010 Health Care Reform legislation as a revenue alternative to a …
Salons Still Haven’t Been Contacted About 10% Tax
The U.S. federal government still hasn’t contacted tanning business owners with specifics about how to collect the 10 percent luxury tax on indoor tanning that Congress included in Health Care legislation passed earlier this year, according to a SmartTan.com poll …
Supplements Not Delivering ‘D’: New Study
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” …
FDA Loses Suit About Health Claims
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 …
Sunscreen Claim Contradicts Derm Mantra
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 …
Non-tanners Getting Sunburns: Survey
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 …
Derm Lies About Skin Cancer Numbers
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 …
Keeping the Heat on Sunscreens
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 — …
