An overwhelming majority of indoor tanning facility owners believe that people who tan in salons are less affected by cold and flu season, according to the results of a SmartTan.com opinion poll conducted this month.

According to the poll, three-quarters …

International Smart Tan Network on Wednesday responded to a Washington Post column, whose author suggested vitamin D can be obtained from diet and a few moments of weekly sun exposure.…

International Smart Tan Network on Wednesday responded to a Washington Post column, whose author suggested vitamin D can be obtained from diet and a few moments of weekly sun exposure.

The column, written by dermatologist Rachel Hershenfeld, repeated many of …

Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain – a fair-skinned, 71-year-old white man who spent five-and-a-half years as a young man subjected to severe sunburns as a prisoner of war in tropical Vietnam – is being closely scrutinized by the media for …

Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain – a fair-skinned, 71-year-old white man who spent five-and-a-half years as a young man subjected to severe sunburns as a prisoner of war in tropical Vietnam – is being closely scrutinized by the media for …

Tanning is your body’s natural protection against sunburn – it is what your body is designed to do. Dermatology industry representatives myopically have referred to this process as “damage” to your skin, but calling a tan “damage” is a dangerous …

Tanning is your body’s natural protection against sunburn – it is what your body is designed to do. Dermatology industry representatives myopically have referred to this process as “damage” to your skin, but calling a tan “damage” is a dangerous …

The professional indoor tanning community teaches sunscreen usage outdoors more effectively than those who market sunscreens themselves. That’s because sunscreen marketers promote overuse of their product – twisting the science into a multibillion-dollar business.

Simply stated, sunscreen should be used …