An important new study from University of Minnesota and Brown University links risk of melanoma with how much a person tans, not the age at which he or she begins to tan. Study also finds there is no safe tanning device.
The Federal Trade Commission is set to approve a final settlement with the Indoor Tanning Association regarding the false health and safety claims about tanning beds safety and benefits made by that organization.
In its advertising, the Indoor Tanning Association claimed:
Indoor tanning is approved by the government;
Indoor tanning is safer than tanning outdoors because the amount [...]
Prohibits Minors from using Tanning Beds
Effective today, Thursday, November 12, 2009 – minors are banned from using indoor tanning beds in Howard County, Maryland.
This is a huge breakthrough. At least thirty one states regulate the use of tanning by minors, including including Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin. However, banning use (except for medical reasons) is [...]
It is officially fall now. Here, in Minnesota the leaves are changing color, apples are ready to pick and pumpkins brightly cluster in distant fields. As I drive my daughter to school I notice the birds migrating. Then as I pass a small strip mall near the high school, I notice a huge banner beckoning [...]
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