USA Today (5/18, Szabo) 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, many young women who are developing melanoma have spent time tanning indoors at salons. According to a study … Read more
One third of young people who use tanning beds may be addicted to the behavior. The Los Angeles Times (4/20, Roan) reports that, according to a study published in the April issue of the Archives of Dermatology, “as many as a third of young people who use tanning beds may be addicted to the behavior.” … Read more
The FDA has agreed on increased restrictions on tanning bed use for people under 18 ABC World News (3/25, story 9, 1:20 Muir) reported, “Tonight, there is late word from federal safety officials who are poised to crack down on indoor tanning beds. Twenty-eight million Americans tan indoors every year, and now a panel of … Read more
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