News Archive for December, 2010

A trio of articles in the new Archives of Dermatology, written by authors who have conducted political lobbying for the dermatology industry, are attempting to suggest that most people who use indoor tanning equipment are not aware that UV overexposure …

Surveillance video released this week by police shows a tanning salon client who bravely grabbed a hand gun from a would-be tanning salon robber in a south-side Chicago suburb Dec. 11, shooting the robber dead in the salon’s reception area.…

A consortium of British public health groups has done an about-face, recommending that British citizens go out and get non-burning levels of mid-day sun to make sufficient vitamin D.

“Going out in the midday sun without sunscreen is good for …

Cheri Cosgrove of Tanworld has conducted and released the results of a survey examining tanners’ knowledge of eye protection. The survey asked participants about their knowledge of UV exposure and long term eye damage, if they used eye protection during …

Indoor tanning clients have 90 percent higher vitamin D blood level scores as compared to non-tanners — levels that are close to what outdoor workers and non-human primates who live outdoors in the sun naturally have.

“Sunbeds that emit UVB …

Consumer spending has increased this year, particularly around the Thanksgiving holiday. According to an article in The Street, though, this increase in sales has not benefited all businesses.

Small businesses have been missing out on the sales boost because most …

One of the world’s leading sensible sunlight advocates — asked to vacate his position in the Boston University Dermatology Department for what that department chair called being “an embarrassment to this institution” for his views — has received yet another …

Infrared body wraps are an emerging market for the tanning business community, but many are still skeptical of the results. The Billings Gazette is reporting, however, that many consumers are seeing weight loss, skin rejuvenation, improved circulation and even pain …