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Nationwide study examines youth access to indoor tanning
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Many indoor tanning businesses require parental consent for teenagers to use their facilities, but most would allow young tanners more than the government-recommended amount of exposure during the first week, according to ...
State policies have little effect on reducing minors' indoor tanning use
Dec 08, 2008 |
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A new analysis finds that state policies meant to limit minors' indoor tanning use have had little effect. Published in the January 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the st ...
More than skin deep: There's no such thing as a 'safe' suntan, researchers warn
Sep 18, 2008 |
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There may be no such thing as a 'safe' tan based on ultraviolet (UV) radiation, according to a series of papers published in the October issue of Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, the official journal of The International Federa ...
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Indoor tanning lobby says tanning is good
Mar 28, 2008 |
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The Indoor Tanning Association has initiated a media campaign that claims sun and tanning beds have been "demonized' by special interests.
Classifying indoor tanning behaviors can help physicians tailor prevention messages
Dec 17, 2007 |
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Identifying indoor tanning behavior patterns can help physicians tailor prevention messages, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Teenage girls aren't the only ones who tan indoors -- older adults do so as well
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Think you won’t run into grandparents at your local tanning salon? According to new research, you just might. In fact, a recent health survey of American adults suggests that while 20 percent of 18-39 year olds visited ...
Women still tanning despite dangers
Jan 13, 2006 |
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U.S. dermatologists say 30 million people aren't getting the message that tanning beds are dangerous to their health.
Survey: 'Tanorexia' common among university students
Sep 02, 2008 |
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A new study conducted at a large university finds more than 25 percent of those surveyed reported symptoms of tanning dependence, including symptoms similar to alcohol and drug-addicted individuals. Suggestively, the study ...
Study: Tanning beds definitely cause cancer
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming both to be as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have ...
Skin cancer now top cancer among young women in UK
Apr 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, is now the most common cancer in young British women, the country's leading cancer organization said Wednesday. Skin cancer has overtaken cervical cancer as the top cancer ...
Tanning may be associated with moles in very light-skinned children
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Very-light-skinned children without red hair who tan appear to develop more nevi (birthmarks, moles or other colored spots on the skin) than children who do not tan, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of ...
Romantic, candle-lit dinners: An unrecognized source of indoor air pollution
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Burning candles made from paraffin wax -- the most common kind used to infuse rooms with romantic ambiance, warmth, light, and fragrance -- is an unrecognized source of exposure to indoor air pollution, including ...
We're surrounded! House dust is a rich source of bacteria
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Apr 08, 2008 |
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If you’ve always suspected there are unknown things living in the dark and dusty corners of your home and office, we are now one step closer to cataloguing exactly what might be lurking in your indoor environment. Buildings ...
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