The first time I used a tanning bed was in high school. I was probably 17 or 18. I wanted a tan before prom or some kind of dance. I remember my mom took my sister and me to the tanning salon, and ...

Dr. Robin Hornung doesn’t mince words about the damage tanning beds can cause. “A lot of operators don’t know what they’re doing,” the Everett dermatologist said. “They’re getting people cooked.” She ...

WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP)-- Federal health officials are proposing a ban on the use of tanning beds for anyone under the age of 18, part of an ongoing government effort to reduce skin cancers linked ...

As a teen, Casie VanderLind had a winter after-school routine: She would work out, go to cheerleading practice, and, two to four times a week, head home to use the tanning bed in her family’s basement ...

I drove past Planet Fitness on the way to my 10-year-old’s gymnastics class and had to chuckle at their sign advertising free pizza as part of a new member promotion. I decided to use this as a ...

With spring break rapidly approaching, many of us are be busy making plans for fun in the sun — with plenty of sunscreen, of course. Some teenagers may even plan to visit indoor tanning salons before ...

Indoor tanning beds can cause non-melanoma skin cancer — and the risk is greater the earlier one starts tanning, according to a new analysis led by UCSF. Eleni Linos, MD, DrPH Indoor tanning is ...

TOLEDO -- Nowadays, people are in hot pursuit of that perfect, golden tan. They say it makes you look good and feel good. And if they're not outside, soaking up the sun, women and many men are tanning ...

The FDA is one step closer to prohibiting minors from soaking up the harmful rays of tanning beds. On Friday it announced proposed rules that would restrict use of indoor tanning beds to individuals ...

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, almost 70 percent of people who use tanning salons are Caucasian girls and young women. Because of that, rates of melanoma is increasing faster in ...