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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With the ban on commercial solariums coming into force this year, Flinders University's Dr Ivanka Prichard is questioning whether the new law will actually reduce skin cancer rates or simply lead to more outdoor sun exposure.
Mar 11, 2014
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They keep tanning, even after turning a deep brown and experiencing some of the negative consequences. Skin cancer is among the most common, preventable types of the disease, yet many continue to tan to excess.
Feb 19, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Teen girls are less likely to go to indoor tanning salons if they live in states that restrict their use of tanning beds, a new study reveals.
Feb 14, 2014
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(HealthDay)—More than a third of all Americans—and nearly six out of 10 U.S. university students—have used indoor tanning, despite widespread knowledge that the devices contribute to skin cancer risk, a new study finds.
Jan 29, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Skin cancer researchers report in a new study that in the sunny state of Florida, tanning salons now outnumber McDonald's fast-food restaurants.
Dec 26, 2013
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Indoor tanning appears to be common among non-Hispanic white female high school students and adults ages 18 to 34 years, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine research letter by Gery P. Guy Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H., and colleagues ...
Aug 19, 2013
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Jenna Hoffman thinks that people, herself included, generally look better with a tan - "better than bright white," she says.
Jul 12, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Katie Wilkes was just 23 years old when she noticed a strange spot on her right breast.
Jun 21, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Think "skin cancer" and blame immediately goes to the sun. Justifiably so—though not totally, skin doctors say.
Jun 21, 2013
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