Use of tanning beds by Caucasian women
The tanning industry is a thriving, largely unregulated $2 billion industry. Researchers on The New England Journal of Medicine Journal...
Tanning beds to treat psoriasis?
In a recent post on the National Psoriasis Foundation discussion board, a patient stated that the dermatologist recommended “that I...
The end of tanning parlors
In the ‘70s, commercial tanning beds were introduced. In less than 3 decades, over half of adults in northern Europe...
Sunless tanning products: Beliefs and practice
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia, studied the effects of sunless tanning products on tanning behaviors.
Increasing the legal age for tanning
Medical New Today reports that the youngest legal age for using tanning beds has gone up from 14 to 18...
Risky business: Tanning salons
Everyone knows, or should know, that exposure to UV radiation — from the sun or artificial sources such as sunlamps...
Why do some people insist on tanning?
People who say they’re addicted to tanning act like alcoholics and drug addicts. Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern...
Tanorexic: Signs and symptoms of addiction to indoor tanning
Researchers at the University at Albany, State University of New York report the prevalence of addiction to indoor tanning among...
Indoor tanning and the risk of melanoma
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, report the risk. And the tanning industry disputes the findings.
Consumer Alert: Tanning beds
According to this article on Breitbart.com, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has elevated sunbeds for tanning to its...
Biggest winner in CAM for 2008
Vitamin D, of course. A PubMed search revealed 146 studies in humans during 2008 for a dizzying list of conditions.
Better to get vitamin D from food and supplements
That’s the latest recommendation from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). But what about natural sources like sunlight or indoor...
FDA wants to rate UVA protection in sunscreen products
Using a scale of 1 to 4 stars, the proposed regulation will help consumers identify the level of UVA protection...
Tanning for the holidays?
The American Academy of Dermatology and the American Medical Association have called for a ban on the sale and use...
New view on the risk of skin cancer from UVA
Now that new UVA blockers are being marketed, it’s not surprising to see more research in this area. The UVA...