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News Archive for August, 2011

Low ‘D’ Linked To Early Menstruation: Study

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

A study links low vitamin D in young girls with early menstruation, which is a risk factor for a host of health problems for teen girls as well as women later in life, according to a report released today by …

Study Finds Backlash from Anti-Sun Efforts

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

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A study led by New Zealand epidemiologists suggests that dermatology-led efforts to scare young people about skin cancer may actually be causing a decline in skin cancer awareness in older people who are most likely to get the disease.

“Anecdotally, …

Nashville ‘D’ Speaker Dr. Cannell on Radio

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Vitamin D Council founder Dr. John Cannell — who will be part of the scientific symposium at the pre-conference at Smart Tan Downtown Oct. 14-16 in Nashville — will be interviewed live on the radio today about his new book, …

More Clients Tan For Therapy: Smart Tan Poll

Monday, August 8th, 2011

Indoor tanning may officially be a cosmetic business in the United States. But more and more UV tanning clients are coming to tanning businesses for therapeutic reasons, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in August.

2011-08-08 Tan therapy copyAccording to the poll, 90 …

Derm: Tans are Nature’s Sunblock

Friday, August 5th, 2011

British dermatology leader Dr. Sam Shuster says that a suntan is not damage — it is nature’s intended design and that anyone who thinks otherwise should “tell that to Darwin.” Shuster’s comments on suntans are published as a portion of …

Petition Asks Congress for New ‘D’ Report

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

The Alliance for Natural Health — a Washington DC-based national consumer group fighting for all-things natural — has collected nearly 50,000 signatures on a petition urging Congress to appoint a new scientific panel to review vitamin D after last November’s …

Private Equity Firm Acquires Sunless Inc.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

The indoor tanning market’s largest supplier of spray tanning booths this week announced a partnership with a private equity firm designed to speed up the company’s expansion plans.

In a press statement issued this week, Sunless Inc. – the Ohio-based …

Vitamin D Report: Nature Got It Wrong

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

2010-12-01 Mother Nature is Wrong copyA government-commissioned report on vitamin D in North America contained a strange contradiction: saying in one sentence that the population is getting enough vitamin D, but conspicuously underplaying the fact that they also recommend tripling the daily vitamin D recommendation …

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