SAN DIEGO -- Everyone has been told all about the dangers of too much sun, but there is a new potential danger for tan lovers in the privacy of a booth.

TORONTO, Jan. 31 /CNW/ - In an open letter delivered today to Dr. Cheryl Rosen, National Director of Sun Awareness for the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA), Doug McNabb, President of Fabutan Sun Tan Studios, requested clarification on three specific issues regarding the CDA's message to avoid the sun because it causes skin cancer.

In a country where sunshine is about as common as wild haggis, it is probably not surprising that many Scots seek artificial help to rid themselves of pasty complexions. But such is the desire to have a tan among Scottish schoolchildren that schools are calling in beauty experts to offer advice on how to apply fake tan to stop pupils nipping out for a sunbed session in their lunch break.

Television actor Andy Newton-Lee has spoken out about the dangers of sunbeds after a traumatic three months fighting skin cancer.

Summer's coming, the sun is again in the news. The sun protection campaigns have started again. Lucky us, what would we do without them... The Sun is again the number one enemy in our lives. Take cover, the insidious Sun's striking again!