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News Archive for December, 2011

Salons Teach Sunscreen Usage Best

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Professional indoor tanning facilities do a better job teaching the correct usage of chemical sunscreen than “sun scare” groups who manufacture and mass-market the product, according to the International Smart Tan Network. Our position is based on the following:

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Optimism Still Rules Tanning Market

Friday, December 16th, 2011

More than seven out of 10 tanning facility owners say they feel better about the future of tanning at the end of 2011 than they did a year ago, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted this month.…

BCC Study Does Not Implicate
Professional Tanning Salons

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

A study promoted to the North American media Tuesday ahead of its actual publication on-line in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology should not be applied to professional tanning facilities, but more likely to severe sunburns from unsupervised …

CBC Report: Get ‘D’ from UV

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

A nationally broadcast report in Canada is talking up UV exposure from sunbeds as a great source of vitamin D — evidence that the media is catching on that the sunshine vitamin really does come most reliably and abundantly from …

ACS: Melanoma Incidence ‘Stable’

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

The American Cancer Society’s key document measuring cancer rates in the United States — “Cancer Facts and Figures” — says that melanoma rates have not increased since 2000 and that rates are declining for women under age 50 — directly …

Smart Tan Quote of the WEAK:
Dermatology Waffling on D Deficiency

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

“It has been questioned whether or not dermatologists contribute to the increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency because of sun protection recommendations, Dr. Suh said. However, studies have shown that most Americans probably do not use sun protection properly or

‘D’ Council Explains D-Immunity Link

Friday, December 9th, 2011

One of the world’s leading vitamin D advocacy groups this week called for the public to realize that the Sunshine Vitamin’s role in activating the body’s immune system is far-beyond theoretical and has an explained and understood mechanism.

The non-profit …

Smart Tan Quote of the Week:
UV is the Best D Source: Researchers

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

“Because vitamin D deficiency has been linked to an increased risk of many common deadly cancers, autoimmune diseases, and cardiovascular disease, tanners may benefit from their tanning experience by decreasing their risk of many serious chronic diseases. Patients with vitamin

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