Time to Remind Teens About Sun Protection
With summer fast approaching, it’s time to remind your children and teens about the importance of sun protection. “Even one blistering sunburn can increase your risk of skin cancer. As few as five...
View ArticleStudy: Tanning-bed use triples melanoma risk
USA Today reports that “people who have ever used tanning machines were…more likely to develop melanoma than others, according to a study” published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention....
View ArticleIndoor Tanning Poses Melanoma Risk; There Are NO Safe Devices
Indoor tanning increases the risk for melanoma and should be avoided, according to investigators of a new case–control study from the state of Minnesota. The study provides “strong evidence” that...
View ArticleMedical groups urge tanning ban for minors
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a new report urging a ban on allowing minors to use tanning beds. The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reported that a policy statement released by...
View ArticleAMA, other medical groups urge states to ban children under 18 from tanning...
USA Today reports, “Since 1992, rates of melanoma – once considered an old person’s disease – have risen 3% a year in white women ages 15 to 39, according to the American Cancer Society.” Alarmingly,...
View ArticleDangers of tanning not hitting home
A recent survey is revealing that a majority of young women admit to using tanning by both the use of tanning beds and basking in the sun. Both are potentially dangerous, a fact not realized by many...
View Article5 Skin Protection Tips For Memorial Day (and Summer)
The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has declared the Friday before Memorial Day, which kicks off the summer, a “Don’t Fry Day.” Here are five tips from the Council that I first posted last...
View Article6 tanning and sunscreen myths
Here are six tanning and sunscreen myths for your Labor Day Holiday weekend from MedScape: 1. A prevacation tan will protect my skin. False. The increased pigmentation is equivalent to about a sun...
View ArticleCould frequent tanning bed use become addicting?
The New York Times (Subscription Publication) “Well” blog reports, “People who frequently use tanning beds experience changes in brain activity during their tanning sessions that mimic the patterns of...
View ArticleCalifornia bans teens from tanning beds
California has become the first state to ban teenagers under the age of 18 from using tanning beds. I suspect there will be more. The AP reports that Gov. Jerry Brown (D) “announced … that he had...
View ArticleTanning beds even riskier than previously thought
Indoor tanning beds may be even more likely to cause skin cancer than previously believed. New research published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests that the main type of ultraviolet...
View ArticleTanning bed use linked to increased skin cancer risk
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports that “the more you use a tanning bed, the higher your risk of deadly skin cancers, according to research presented at” the AACR International...
View ArticleOnly 25% of kids use sunscreen regularly
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports that “kids are really bad about using sunscreen consistently,” according to a study published in Pediatrics. “Researchers studied fifth-grade children...
View ArticleInvestigative report: Tanning-salon business built on deception
ABC World News reported, “Here’s a surprising fact we learned. There are more tanning salons in America than there are Starbucks. It is a huge, booming business. But some members of Congress warned...
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