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Headlines this summer read “Melanoma rates for young women on the rise.” The articles included information from U.S. government cancer statistics, which report that melanoma rates among young adult Caucasian women rose 50 percent from 1980 to 2004. The statistics also indicated that this year, in the United States, about 62,000 cases of melanoma will be diagnosed, and the American ...

A whole lot of lip service has been given to the concept of “tanning addiction.” The most recent take on this comes via research from the University of Washington, which indicates that feel-good hormones (endorphins) are produced when folks tan indoors, and that is why so many enjoy the tanning process. But, the researchers also concluded that this meant that ...

More and more information is being released on the importance of vitamin D to overall health. In fact, the lack of vitamin D now is being linked to a host of maladies, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, tuberculosis and multiple sclerosis. So, as our nation has been pushed to avoid the sun, wear daily sunscreen, eat processed food ...

In April, I discussed the facts about green sunlamps and proper disposal. Since then, I’ve received an overwhelming number of calls and e-mails requesting more information on this topic. Here are few of the most common questions: Q: I’ve read that some companies’ lamps have passed the TCLP (Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure) test for mercury content. Does this mean those ...

Perhaps you caught Baltimore-based WBAL-TV’s “Youth And Melanoma” story live or saw a variation of it in print. Stories like this are the reason it is so important for salon owners to know the facts about melanoma—don’t allow the media to contour your current or future customers’ mindsets on UV exposure. The following is from the response I sent to ...