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Tanning Businesses Hanging On

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

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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 …

Gwyneth Paltrow: Get Some Sun!

Monday, June 21st, 2010

2010-06-21 Gwyneth Paltrow copyActress 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 …

Doctor: Get 20 minutes of daily sun

Friday, June 18th, 2010

2010-06-18 Quote of the Week - 20 minutes copy“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;

Salons Plan 2011 Equipment Purchases

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

2010-06-17 2011 Equipment Purchases copyAbout 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 Being Over-diagnosed: Study

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

2010-06-16 Melanoma diagnosis copyMelanoma 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 …

U.S. Senator Calls for Sunscreen Inquiry

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

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 …

IRS Publishes Rules for New 10 Percent Tax

Monday, June 14th, 2010

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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

Friday, June 11th, 2010

2010-06-11 tan tax copyThe 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 …

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