Two American Academy of Dermatology press statements this spring about melanoma incidence appear to directly contradict American Cancer Society statements about the disease and appear to be conflicted by the National Cancer Institute’s own data reports.

Under scrutiny are AAD …

British dermatology leader Dr. Sam Shuster says that a suntan is not damage — it is nature’s intended design and that anyone who thinks otherwise should “tell that to Darwin.” Shuster’s comments on suntans are published as a portion of …

Lawmakers in California this week added an amendment specifically exempting phototherapy in dermatology offices from proposed legislation that would ban those under 18 from using professional tanning salons — an amendment that makes no scientific sense at all.

“Phototherapy has …

A Manchester University dermatology professor told the British press this week that melanin produced in the skin by a new experimental drug without UV exposure could be “an alternative to commercial sunscreens” — a statement that seems to implicitly acknowledge …

More than half of tanning business owners say their 2011 tanning season was stronger than the previous year, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in August.

According to the poll, 55 percent of tanning businesses reported stronger …

A University of Wisconsin study suggests that UV exposure, totally independent of vitamin D production, suppresses an animal model of multiple sclerosis — another indication that UV exposure’s positive influence extends well beyond vitamin D production.

Researchers, including University of …

Tuesday’s rare East Coast earthquake made a rumble in the national media. But it did little to shake up indoor tanning stores.

“There was one girl in the salon at the time, and she works for me,” Bob Sigman, owner …

Tuesday’s rare East Coast earthquake made a rumble in the national media. But it did little to shake up indoor tanning stores.

“There was one girl in the salon at the time, and she works for me,” Bob Sigman, owner …