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- GMS Sponsors Miss Indoor Tanning Contest
Clearwater, Fla.-based Gulf Management Systems (GMS) is sponsoring its first Miss Indoor Tanning contest this May. The contest will be held at Banbu, an exclusive new nightclub and WFLZ-FM 93.3 will broadcast live from the event. Proceeds will benefit Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg—a middle school that changes underprivileged kids’ lives with its innovative curriculum. On Friday, May 2, ...
- What To Expect When You’re Expecting
I felt a mild sense of outrage the other day when I saw a pregnant woman take a sip of her husband’s beer at a football game. Then I immediately felt silly, as she had only had one sip and my reaction was more attuned to seeing her out at a bar all night. In circumstances like these, the do’s ...
- Light Lessons
What looks like a sunburn and feels like a sunburn may not actually be a sunburn. In fact, you may be experiencing a photosensitive reaction to ultraviolet (UV) light exposure. Photosensitivity occurs when different drugs or medical conditions react with UV light and cause the body to become more sensitive to UV exposure. Compounds that cause photosensitivity usually are cosmetic ...
- It’s Good To Have Standards
There are certain things that I will travel for—a good grocery store (there’s one down the street from me, but I drive two extra miles for a better selection), a good hair stylist (I’ve gone to the same woman since I was 16) and a good tanning salon (I’ve been going to the same salon for four years, despite having ...
- Burned By A Lack Of Salon Staff Education
A blonde, blue-eyed, fair-skinned friend of mine recently went into a local tanning salon for the first time, hoping to get a bit of color before a weekend trip to Las Vegas. Twenty minutes and an advanced tanning lotion later, she certainly did get some color—but I’m pretty sure bright red was not the shade she was looking for. Oh, ...
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- Vitamin D: Facts & Figures
For the last 80 years, scientists have focused on the link between vitamin D and calcium—the vitamin is necessary for calcium absorption and its deficiency leads to rickets. But this is just the visible tip of the iceberg. Beyond calcium absorption, vitamin D plays a role in cell-cycle and immune ...
- Demand For Vitamin D Tests On The Rise
With study after study touting the potential benefits of vitamin D—including the possibility it may stave off some cancers—requests for tests to check patients' blood levels have soared in the last year, leaving some medical labs scrambling to meet demand. LifeLabs, which provides a broad range of medical testing in ...
- Is Sunscreen Keeping You From Your Vitamin D?
With summer's full-strength sun overhead, people are slathering on sunscreen and ducking indoors for protection - as they should be, most dermatologists would say.But at least one doctor says to let in the sunshine.Spending about 15 minutes unprotected in the sun two to three times a week, while taking a ...
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06/12/2008
- Low Vitamin D Common With Rheumatic Diseases
Nearly three-quarters of patients seen at a rheumatology clinic—which focuses on diseases affecting the joints, muscles, bones, and tendons—have a vitamin D deficiency, researchers based in Ireland found. Muhammad Haroon ...
- Sun Lounge Tanning Studio Goes Green
Los Angeles, Calif.-based Sun Lounge Tanning Studio has gone green. To do its part to reduce the salon’s energy demand and carbon footprint, Sun Lounge is using solar power. The ...
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