Health
Indoor tanning injuries can require ER treatment
Indoor tanning injuries have declined but still sent more than 1,000 people to emergency rooms in recent years.
Dec 15, 2014
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Health
Study examines availability of tanning beds on and near college campuses
Among the top 125 colleges on a list compiled by U.S. News & World Report, 48 percent have indoor tanning facilities either on campus or in off-campus housing despite evidence that tanning is a risk factor for skin cancer, ...
Oct 29, 2014
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Health
Fewer US teens using sunscreen, study finds
(HealthDay)—The number of U.S. teens using sunscreen dropped nearly 12 percent in the last decade, a new report shows.
Aug 21, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Generation of tanners see spike in deadly melanoma
(AP)—Stop sunbathing and using indoor tanning beds, the acting U.S. surgeon general warned in a report released Tuesday that cites an alarming 200 percent jump in deadly melanoma cases since 1973.
Jul 29, 2014
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Pediatrics
Young indoor tanning increases early risk of skin cancer
Dartmouth researchers have found that early exposure to the ultraviolet radiation lamps used for indoor tanning is related to an increased risk of developing basal cell carcinomas (BCC) at a young age. Their findings are ...
Jun 23, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Government warns against indoor tanning for minors
Tanning beds and sun lamps will carry new warnings that they should not be used by anyone under age 18, part of a government action announced Thursday aimed at reducing skin cancer linked to the radiation-emitting devices.
May 29, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Indoor tanning, even without burning, increases the risk of melanoma
People sometimes use indoor tanning in the belief that this will prevent burns when they tan outdoors. However, indoor tanning raises the risk of developing melanoma even if a person has never had burns from either indoor ...
May 28, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Prom prep often includes misguided trip to tanning salon
Prom season is right around the corner and with that comes dress shopping and trips to the local tanning salons for many girls. Nearly 70 percent of tanning salon patrons are Caucasian girls and women, primarily ages 16-29 ...
May 20, 2014
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Health
Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors
Young people who conform most strongly to norms of masculinity and femininity—the most "feminine" girls and the most "masculine" boys—are significantly more likely than their peers to engage in behaviors that pose cancer ...
Apr 16, 2014
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Pediatrics
Indoor tanning by teens linked to unhealthy weight control methods
High school students who use indoor tanning also have higher rates of unhealthy weight control behaviors—such as taking diet pills or vomiting to lose weight, reports a study in the April Journal of Developmental & Behavioral ...
Apr 4, 2014
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