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Lotion Potions (The Cornell Daily Sun)
As the weather turns grayer and dryer by the day, our skin takes quite a toll. It’s around this time of year that my complexion seems to get splotchy, dry and overall a complete disaster. Luckily, over the course of my time at Cornell I’ve tested just about every facial moisturizer under the sun (or clouds, in Ithaca’s case).
Tanning poses health risks (Arizona Daily Wildcat)
Alison Goodliss, a junior sociology major, uses a tanning bed that emits ultraviolet radiation that is similar to that of the sun.
Teens using tanning beds might need doctor's prescription (Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore County Council considers new limits on the devices The Baltimore County Council will consider a measure tonight that would ban minors from tanning facilities and assess penalties on those who violate the law.
Tips to ensure adequate vitamin D levels (News-Medical-Net)
Thousands of independent studies in the past three years have revealed a strong connection between vitamin D deficiency and increased risk for a variety of serious illnesses including as many as 22 forms of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and multiple sclerosis, as well as common colds and flus.
Teens using Balto. Co. tanning beds might need prescription (Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore County Council considers new limits on the devices Baltimore County Council considers new limits on the devices
More Than 250,000 Children Sizzle On Sunbeds Risking Skin Cancer In Later Life, UK (Medical News Today)
More than one quarter of a million children aged 11-17 are risking their health by seeking a tan from sunbeds - warn Cancer Research UK researchers in a letter published today in the British Medical Journal. In England, on average, six per cent of 11-17 year olds use sunbeds.
Indoor tanning ban for youths (Baltimore Sun)
Anyone under 18 now needs a doctor's prescription to use a tanning bed in Howard County; salon owners unhappy Indoor tanning industry officials, salon owners and their fans packed a Howard County Health Department conference room to argue against a ban on teens younger than 18 using the beds, but to no avail.
Children At Increased Skin Cancer Risk From Sunbeds (redOrbit)
A cancer charity group in the UK has warned that 250,000 11 to 17-year-olds are at risk of skin cancer from tanning beds, according to a recent study.Writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), researchers said a quarter of a million children in the UK are at an increased risk of developing malignant melanoma due to the use of sunbeds.Catherine Thomson from Cancer Research UK and Professor ...
Charity urges child sunbed ban (BBC News)
Sunbeds should be banned for under-18s in England, a charity says after a survey suggests 250,000 are putting themselves at risk of skin cancer.
Howard adopts restriction on indoor tanning beds (Baltimore Sun)
Indoor tanning industry officials, salon owners and their supporters packed a Howard County Health Department conference room Tuesday night to argue against a ban on teens under 18 using the electric beds, but to no avail.