A highly decorated figure in the dermatology community endorsed the International Smart Tan Network’s position on sunlight and moderate UV exposure as “fair and balanced” in his latest book.

Dr. Bernard Ackerman, an award-winning professor of dermatology who is considered …

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The news media on Wednesday was abuzz with opinions about whether U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney spray tans before major speeches and television appearances — a theory advanced by one small news organization. BuzzFeed reported today that an unidentified source …

Which came first: over-the-top Sun Scare attacks on indoor tanning, or the advent of the vitamin D story?

Go back 20 years and the answer is pretty clear: Sun Scare was in full bloom long before anyone had heard of …

With packed classrooms and an energetic exhibit floor, Smart Tan’s 17th Annual Convention kicked off the 2013 tanning season last weekend with education, exhibits and entertainment worthy of the next generation in professional indoor tanning.

“Thank you to everyone in …

While it is beyond dispute that sun exposure to the skin is the natural, intended and most-efficient source of vitamin D production, dermatology’s leaders continue to suggest that nature was wrong by promoting vitamin D supplements to the exclusion of …

“For adequate protection against melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers and photo-aging, everyone over the age of six months should use sunscreen daily year-round, in any weather.” — The Skin Cancer Foundation’s “Guide to Sunscreen” on the Foundation’s web site.

Sunscreen manufacturers …

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Sometimes making donations can feel a bit like eating your vegetables. Even when you know it’s good for you, opening your wallet brings back nightmares from childhood — staring down your peas as you begrudgingly force each spoonful down …