Just 21 percent of indoor tanning business owners say they plan to increase their staffing levels in 2011 from the 2010 tanning season, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in late October.

According to the poll, two out of five …

“A suntan is an evolutionary device, it protects against burning. A suntan is just a sign of increased pigment, melanin, in the skin and is a natural biological response to the sun, not a sign of skin damage.” — Dr. …

One of the internet’s leading health advocacy web sites is reporting that cancer organizations are now advocating sensible sun exposure — simply avoiding sunburn instead of avoiding all sunlight — in writing — a policy shift that would align them …

Many dermatologists who sell chemical sunscreen products in their own offices are improperly, and perhaps illegally, counseling patients that sunscreen prevents skin cancer — an advertising claim that the U.S. government does not allow sunscreen retailers to make, a report …

Thirty tanning business owners won more than $100,000 in prizes in the “Deal or Deal” prize give-away game show that closed Smart Tan’s 15th Annual Convention, Smart Tan Downtown, Sunday afternoon in downtown Nashville.

The three-day conference and two-day trade …

Television’s Style Network will be at Smart Tan’s annual convention Oct. 23 to follow and film keynote speaker Bill Rancic for his hit reality show, “Giuliana & Bill.” The Network will be following Rancic, who is the keynote presenter in …

An email letter circulated to indoor tanning professionals this week is making the case that tanning facility owners need to mobilize to vote against congressional representatives who put the 10 percent excise tax on indoor tanning in health care reform …

On Monday, protesters stood outside in Chelsea, New York to fight against the excise tax on tanning services or “Tan Tax”. James Oliver, owner of Beach Bum Tanning, feels the tax is hurting his business.

“This tax is affecting the …