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//Book Review//

According to //The UV Advantage// sunshine is good for you and is essential to your health. Though Dr. Holick warns that the sun causes wrinkles and does raise some health concerns, a total lack of sun exposure could not deprive you of vitamin D. He says that a brief and unfettered exposure to sunshine or its equivalent, tanning, can help to stave off many debilitating and sometimes deadly diseases, such as osteoperosis, colon cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, hypertension, and diabetes. This book offers a different perspective to sun exposure and raises questions about the dangers and health risks associated with sun exposure. Dr. Holick indicates that many Americans are deficient in their vitamin D. He uses //The UV Advantage// to explain how Americans can enjoy the sun and how to safely get a tan. Multimedia Link-FDA Seeks Tougher Rules for Tanning Beds

//Blog Link//

This blog is very informative and covers several different aspects to the tanning industry. They help you find tanning salons, offer opportunities to review different tanning salons and tanning products. There are several articles posted that inform you about tanning related news and forums on different tanning topics. The topics on the forums range from the benefits and risks to tanning to how to properly manage your tanning salon. The blog also offers several different resources such as surveys and job opportunities in the tanning industry. []

//Recent News Article//

The Senate recently replaced a 5% tax on elective cosmetic procedures, which include tanning, as a part of its proposed health care bill. The bill no calls for a 10% tax on tanning booth services. The estimate is that this tax will raise $2.7 billion over 10 years and supporters hope that it will discourage tanning beds because indoor tanning before the age of 30 has been associated with a 75% chance of melanoma. The Senate hopes that this tax will discourage first time users. Many are protesting this tax because of its supposed discrimination against women, the main tanning demographic, however people are anticipating that the salons will carry the biggest burden because of a drop in business. [|Skin Deep]



//Multimedia Link//

The United States' Food and Drug Administration is seeking to impose stricter rules and warnings for tanning beds. They are primarily concerned that tanning's main demographic, young people, do not understand the risks involved with tanning. There are certain regulations exist already, for example if you go in a tanning bed then you must wear protective goggles and there are warning labels in place. The FDA believes that the warning labels need to be more visible on the tanning beds and the restrictions need to be harsher. Many dermatologists are in support of these rules because they are beginning to see more young people develop dangerous types of skin cancer, such as melanoma. Some of the restrictions include a parental consent for minors and limiting the visits to the tanning salon to once a week.

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