News Archive for April, 2009
HEADLINE STORY: Smart Tan survey shows signs of market growth
Nearly three out of four tanning facility owners report that their tanning salons have more clients this year than in 2008, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in April.…
New study suggests lizards know basking in the sun regulates their vitamin D levels
It turns out Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick’s longstanding work showing that domesticated komodo dragons in North America are light deprived and, thus, suffer from vitamin D deficiency without being exposed to UV light has taken another twist.…
HEADLINE STORY: New study suggests lizards know basking in the sun regulates their vitamin D levels
It turns out Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick’s longstanding work showing that domesticated komodo dragons in North America are light deprived and, thus, suffer from vitamin D deficiency without being exposed to UV light has taken another twist.…
USA Today Columnist’s Vitamin D story was improperly perceived as racist by some readers.
A story in USA Today this week pointing out that African Americans are at a disadvantage when it comes to making vitamin D from the sun — and thus are at greater risk for vitamin D deficiency — has been …
HEADLINE STORY: USA Today Columnist’s Vitamin D story was improperly perceived as racist by some readers.
A story in USA Today this week pointing out that African Americans are at a disadvantage when it comes to making vitamin D from the sun — and thus are at greater risk for vitamin D deficiency — has been …
How Do Indoor Tanning Salons Teach Sunburn Prevention?
The indoor tanning industry is at the forefront in educating people how to successfully avoid sunburn over the course of one’s life.
HEADLINE STORY: How Do Indoor Tanning Salons Teach Sunburn Prevention?
The indoor tanning industry is at the forefront in educating people how to successfully avoid sunburn over the course of one’s life.
Some authorities are trying to take the ‘sun’ out of ‘sunshine vitamin’
“Forget about the sun. The sun is not the source of vitamin D anymore.” – Dr. John P. Bilezikian, professor of medicine and pharmacology at the Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, in an article in …
