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Solariums banned across NSW
The New South Wales Government has become the first in the country to announce it is banning all solariums.
Tanning bed ban urged for under-18s
Children and teens under the age of 18 should be banned from using commercial indoor tanning beds, the Canadian Paediatric Society says.
Keep teens Out of Tanning Studios: Paediatricians
OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- - Children and youth under 18 years of age should be banned from using commercial indoor tanning facilities, the Canadian Paediatric Society recommends in a position statement published ...
Utah lawmakers give preliminary approval to underage tanning ban
Utah lawmakers give preliminary approval to underage tanning ban By kirsten stewart The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 2, 2012 05:19PM MDT Swayed by evidence of the harms of indoor tanning and moving testimony from melanoma survivors, a Senate committee on Thursday endorsed a ban on underage tanning. Sponsoring Sen. Pat Jones, D-Holladay, initially proposed prohibiting all minors from using ...
Most Salons Lie About the Health Risks of Indoor Tanning Beds
A new congressional report found that 90 percent of the 300 salons contacted nationwide said indoor tanning did not pose any risks.
Tanning Salons, Like Teenage Boys, Will Completely Lie to Teenage Girls
A new congressional report out today found that tanning salons say anything to get customers into their beds, but in order to get this valuable information congressional investigators even went so far as to pretending they were pale teenage girls.
Indoor tanning linked to skin cancer
Indoor tanning may significantly increase the risk of developing early-onset skin cancer, a new Yale study has found. A team of researchers from the Yale School of Public Health reported that individuals who used tanning beds at least once are at a 69 percent greater risk of developing basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, before the age of 40. The study, published in the ...
Study: Indoor Tanning Linked With Early Onset of Skin Cancer
Given that indoor tanning beds were officially classified as a human carcinogen in 2009 -- up there with cigarettes and asbestos -- it should be fairly obvious that frequent tanning-booth exposure would increase your risk of skin cancer.
Utah senator wants to ban minors from tanning beds
Utah senator wants to ban minors from tanning beds By heather may and julia lyon The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 7, 2012 11:26PM MDT Five years after she pushed to require minors to get parental consent before using tanning beds, Sen. Patricia Jones, D-Holladay, wants to ban underage tans altogether. She said Friday she will draft legislation that would ban the use of commercial tanning beds ...
New Study Sheds Light on Dangers of Tanning Beds
A Yale University team of researchers has found that the use of tanning beds by people 40 years old and over increases risk of basal cell carcinoma by 69 percent. The study, published by the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, shows risk increases with the amount of ...