Humans with their everlasting spree for variety are prone to breaking new grounds and explore fresh pastures of happiness. It may be pretty insignificant, perhaps nothing more important than the ...

Visiting a tanning salon is bad for your health, dermatologists argue. Not so, says a tanning industry trade group. They say the dermatologists have a "political agenda" — and that indoor tanning is ...

UV-emitting tanning devices such as sunbeds or tanning beds have earned a Group 1: “Carcinogenic to humans” designation from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized ...

U.S. teenagers who use indoor tanning devices are more likely to take part in other risky behaviors, according to a new government study. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Indoor tanning can send people to the emergency room for burns, eye injuries and losing consciousness, according to U.S. health officials. “It’s important for people to understand both the long-term ...

Many people strive to achieve the “healthy glow” of tanned skin. But is getting a tan good for your health? As a pediatrician, I know the answer to this question is definitely no. In fact, getting a ...

In the cold winter months, sun-starved people may be drawn to UV tanning beds like a moth to a lamp. But some scientists are particularly concerned for those who find it impossible to quit getting ...

Washington — Anyone under the age of 18 would be barred from using indoor tanning equipment, under a federal proposal to help reduce skin cancer linked to the devices. The Food and Drug Administration ...

Melanoma accounts for only less than 2 percent of skin cancer, the most common of all cancers, but it is responsible for a large majority of skin cancer deaths, killing one person per hour. Now, a new ...

People sometimes use indoor tanning in the belief that this will prevent burns when they tan outdoors. However, indoor tanning raises the risk of developing melanoma even if a person has never had ...

As someone with a pale complexion (I prefer the term porcelain), I get the appeal of having a summer glow. But the risks of too many ultraviolet (UV) rays—sunburn and skin cancer—are enough to make me ...