Tanning beds are not safe for people with lupus. The bulbs in tanning beds produce ultraviolet light rays. It is the ultraviolet light rays that cause the skin to tan. The majority of people with ...
Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a cancer risk. Yes, sunburns are ...
(CBS) It's no secret that tanning beds cause skin cancer. Now there's evidence that some of the ultraviolet rays from these beds may be even more dangerous than previously thought - and that has the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tanning beds and sun lamps will carry new warnings that they should not be used by anyone under age 18, part of a government action announced Thursday aimed at reducing rising rates ...
If I replaced the fluorescent bulbs five feet above my head at work with bulbs from a tanning bed, would I give myself a nice year-round tan or a bad case of cancer? — Some guero, Poway Well, as one ...
Experts: Tanning beds, UV radiation a carcinogen, akin to cigarettes, arsenic. July 30, 2009 — -- For Mary Ann Gerber, every glance in the mirror is a reminder of the hours she spent tanning and ...
An international health agency has officially ruled that tanning beds pose as likely to cause cancer as cigarettes, asbestos, and arsenic. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) moved ...
You would think that people who were diagnosed with melanoma -- the most deadly form of skin cancer -- would be meticulously careful about using sunscreen, avoiding tanning salons and generally ...
Even though men use tanning beds at lower rates than women, men who tan tend to do it in riskier ways, according to a new study. The findings should help public health officials rethink how, and to ...