Archive for the 'Tanning' Category
Sunday, August 25th, 2013
The tanning industry is a thriving, largely unregulated $2 billion industry.
Researchers on The New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch Dermatology Board reviewed the evidence. (more…)
Cancer, Tanning | Comments Off on Use of tanning beds by Caucasian women
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
In a recent post on the National Psoriasis Foundation discussion board, a patient stated that the dermatologist recommended “that I use a tanning bed as this is far more convenient and less costly than using light box therapy.”
This lead to divergent views on the role of tanning beds in psoriasis treatment.
Here’s what we know. (more…)
Psoriasis, Tanning | Comments Off on Tanning beds to treat psoriasis?
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
In the ‘70s, commercial tanning beds were introduced. In less than 3 decades, over half of adults in northern Europe reported using them.
Now, growing evidence of health risks is leading to restricted access to indoor tanning, worldwide. (more…)
Cancer, Tanning | Comments Off on The end of tanning parlors
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia, studied the effects of sunless tanning products on tanning behaviors. (more…)
Cancer, Tanning | Comments Off on Sunless tanning products: Beliefs and practice
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Medical New Today reports that the youngest legal age for using tanning beds has gone up from 14 to 18 years in California now that Governor Jerry Brown signed a new bill into law. (more…)
CAM Politics, Tanning | Comments Off on Increasing the legal age for tanning
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Everyone knows, or should know, that exposure to UV radiation — from the sun or artificial sources such as sunlamps in tanning beds — increases the risk of developing skin cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Here are other risks to consider. (more…)
Cancer, Tanning | Comments Off on Risky business: Tanning salons
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
People who say they’re addicted to tanning act like alcoholics and drug addicts.
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, think they know why. (more…)
Tanning | Comments Off on Why do some people insist on tanning?
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Researchers at the University at Albany, State University of New York report the prevalence of addiction to indoor tanning among college students and its association with substance use and symptoms of anxiety and depression. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Cancer, Substance Abuse, Tanning | Comments Off on Tanorexic: Signs and symptoms of addiction to indoor tanning
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, report the risk.
And the tanning industry disputes the findings. (more…)
Burns, Cancer, Tanning | Comments Off on Indoor tanning and the risk of melanoma
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
According to this article on Breitbart.com, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has elevated sunbeds for tanning to its highest cancer risk category. (more…)
Cancer, Consumer Alert, Sunscreen, Tanning | Comments Off on Consumer Alert: Tanning beds
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Vitamin D, of course.
A PubMed search revealed 146 studies in humans during 2008 for a dizzying list of conditions. (more…)
Tanning, Vitamin D | Comments Off on Biggest winner in CAM for 2008
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
That’s the latest recommendation from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).
But what about natural sources like sunlight or indoor tanning devices? (more…)
Cancer, Elderly, Tanning, Vitamins | Comments Off on Better to get vitamin D from food and supplements
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Using a scale of 1 to 4 stars, the proposed regulation will help consumers identify the level of UVA protection offered by a product. (more…)
Tanning | Comments Off on FDA wants to rate UVA protection in sunscreen products
Monday, December 4th, 2006
The American Academy of Dermatology and the American Medical Association have called for a ban on the sale and use of tanning equipment for nonmedical purposes. And the FDA and Centers for Disease Control encourage people to avoid the use of tanning beds and sun lamps.
The tanning industry say that dermatologists have a “political agenda,” and that indoor tanning is actually good for you.
What’s the truth?
(more…)
Tanning | Comments Off on Tanning for the holidays?
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Now that new UVA blockers are being marketed, it’s not surprising to see more research in this area. The UVA sunscreen issue has been discussed here and here.
Now, results from new research.
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Cancer, Sunscreen, Tanning | Comments Off on New view on the risk of skin cancer from UVA