New Study Indicates Tanning May Be Addictive
Despite repeated health warnings about the dangers of tanning from sunlight and artificial light sources, there are still those whose mantra “bronzed is beautiful” remains unshaken. Dermatologists have...
View ArticleThe Chemistry of Tanning
It’s no coincidence that the process of turning animal skins into leather is called tanning. When people tan, UV radiation from the sun breaks down protein in our skin cells and causes, over time,...
View ArticleTeens And Tanning: A Dangerous Combination
With the incidence of skin cancer on the rise, it has never been more important to share the message that prevention and detection are the keys to avoiding this potentially life-threatening condition....
View ArticleFrequent tanners may be lured by 'feel-good' effects of UV light
Frequent tanning bed users may be getting more out of the experience than darker skin. Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center say exposure to ultraviolet light may produce a...
View ArticleTanning Beds can be as Deadly as Arsenic
Cancer risk jumps 75 percent if ultraviolet radiation device used before 30. LONDON – International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer...
View Article1 in 4 teens and young adults addicted to tanning
More than one in four teens and young adults show signs of “tanorexia” or tanning dependence, leaving them craving the sun or a tanning bed in much the same way addicts yearn for alcohol or drugs, a...
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How to Get a Great, Safe Suntan
We all know the dangers of getting too much sun and I wrote about both how to get tid of a sunburn as well as the danger of getting too much sun but today I wanted to live out a bit of a dream and...
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