The Dangers of Tanning Jun 2, 2009
Skin Cancer and Other Risks Associated with Tanning ... The reality, however, is that each time you expose your skin to ultraviolet rays, whether from the sun or a tanning bed, you are drastically increasing your likelihood of developing skin cancer ... Yet, while it s easy to eschew tanning beds, staying indoors and avoiding sunlight all together is hardly practical. (Suite101.com)
Deadly skin cancer cases rising Jun 2, 2009
Binge tanning at home and abroad is blamed for the rise. Binge tanning has caused the number of Britons diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin cancer to top 10,000 each year, Cancer Research UK has said. (BBC News -- Health)
Sun-related health risks you should know about Jun 1, 2009
Tanning damages DNA, destroys collagen and raises cancer risk ... The big safe tanning mythGenetic tests indicate that it may not be possible to elicit a tan without simultaneously producing mutations within DNA, says David E. Fisher, chief of the department of dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital ... Translation: All tanning is a sign of damage. (MSNBC -- Health)
The 12th Street Gym stretches beyond just workouts Jun 1, 2009
The gym, equipment, lockers, a pool and classroom space took up about 60,000 square feet and a tanning center occupied 10,000 square feet ... The tenants have a captured audience with 12th Street s 4,000 gym members and 3,000 tanning clients. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Promote Vitamin D Testing for Public Joint Canadian Tanning Association urges Canadian Cancer Society Jun 1, 2009
KELOWNA, BC, June 1 /CNW/ - In support of the 2nd annual Tan Awareness Week June 1-8, the Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) is asking the Canadian Cancer Society to encourage Canadians to check their vitamin D blood levels, the same way it encourages skin cancer screening ... To learn more about Tan Awareness Week and to test your tanning knowledge and get a vitamin D blood test visit: tanawareness ... About JCTA The Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) is a national non-profit... (Canada Newswire)
Tanning addictsare still soaking up sun Jun 1, 2009
Despite risks, tanning addicts soak up the sun - Skin and beauty- msnbc ... Tanning addicts still soaking up sun ... One study found that 77 percent of people with a relative who'd been treated for skin cancer still tanned outside (and a mind-boggling 44 percent used tanning booths). (MSNBC -- Health)
Skin cancer is colorblind -- no 'free pass' May 31, 2009
Wilson spent long hours as a child in the summer sun at Lake Nokomis in Minnesota and went to the tanning bed before visiting relatives in the Caribbean, she said. She also said she never wore sunscreen. (CNN -- Health)
Will the Antichrist be a homosexual? May 29, 2009
You might want to buy some more tanning beds or have a "sun porch" built to improve your mental capacity. " mixmasterdsr wrote on May 28, 2009 11:48 AM:" SO GLAD I DON'T LIVE IN WASILLA ANYMORE " jimp wrote on May 28, 2009 11:48 AM:" I know it's naive, but it saddens me to think that a man who views himself as the leader of a congregation is willing to cherry-pick the Bible in such an obvious and pugnactious fashion. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Crist vetoes pay cuts, gun-fund raid May 28, 2009
Also, stop the excessive tanning ... Also, stop the excessive tanning. (The Palm Beach Post)
Foundation promotes ABCDEs of skin cancer May 27, 2009
"There is a direct correlation between (tanning) salons and melanoma," she said. According to Poole, 15 minutes in a tanning bed equals a full day of being in the sun ... "The increase in melanoma in comparison to breast cancer is a relatively new phenomena," Brod said, pointing out that tanning salons are also relatively recent. (North County Times)
How to Get Healthy Skin May 26, 2009
Indoor Tanning is a No-No. If it's been established that UV rays cause damage to the skin (essentially because it burns it), so purposely introducing the skin to it just seems silly. (Suite101.com)
Welfare should be abolished, reader says May 22, 2009
Lou wrote on May 21, 2009 6:32 PM:" It amazes me how people on welfare smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, rent movies, go to theaters, order pizza, gamble, go to bars tanning salons, get their nails done, go on vacations, wear expensive clothes, if you are doing any of this, you can afford food, housing, healthcare, why should we working people support you bums cause you want to make babies, instead of using contraceptives and being responsible. Alot of you buy drugs too, hold yourself accountable... (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Flip-Flops and Baseball Caps Raise Cancer Risk May 22, 2009
Avoid sunbathing and tanning salons. UV rays from artificial sources such as tanning beds and sunlamps are just as dangerous as those from the sun. (Newsmax)
Weight Loss Wednesday: Program irons out cellulite for some May 21, 2009
So anything that destroys collagen, such as the sun or tanning beds, makes cellulite worse and anything that boosts collagen, such as prescription retinoids, will make cellulite better. "Anything that would build collagen might make your cellulite look better. Again, are you going to get 100 percent improvement, of course not. Might you get 10 percent or 15 percent improvement in the appearance? I think you probably can," Farris said. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Taken Blu-ray May 20, 2009
Fleshtones are also a touch too saturated, with Liam Neeson looking as though he's been hitting the artificial tanning salon a bit too much. It seems as though black levels and colors were tuned up in order to fix some darker spots of this film and the entire transfer suffers because of this. (IGN FilmForce)
Skin Cancer: How to Spot It, How to Prevent It May 18, 2009
Don t go to tanning parlors or use sun lamps. Don t forget your kids. (Medfield Press, MA)
Glimpse of future health care in America isn't pretty May 18, 2009
Healthy wrote on May 17, 2009 6:55 PM:" The problem with health care isn't paying for it. The problem is that we're a fat, lazy society that expects someone else to care for us. Quit eating donuts and fast food, remove Mountain Dew and Monster from your house, quit smoking and tanning, and get some exercise. Adding more insurance will only insulate the health care industry further from competition and prevent them from keeping costs at reasonable levels. It can't happen, but if all insurance... (The Herald-Palladium)
Health Matters: Protect your skin, screen for cancer May 12, 2009
Other risk factors for all types of skin cancer is excessive exposure to the sun, including sunburns; exposure to tanning booths and to diseases that suppress the immune system; fair skin that burns and freckles easily, light blue/green eyes, either red or blond hair, having many moles or atypical moles, and having relatives who have developed skin cancer ... You should remember to re-apply the sunscreen after swimming or sweating, and avoid indoor sunlamps and tanning parlors. (Needham Tab, MA)
Fair-skinned banned from solariums May 11, 2009
The NSW government has introduced restrictions on the age and skin type of customers who use commercial tanning units such as tanning beds. NSW Deputy Premier and Commerce Minister Carmel Tebbutt said the new regulations were part of a "national approach to addressing community concerns about health risks associated with exposure to ultraviolet radiation from tanning units" ... She said a minimum age for tanning machine-users was introduced because young people's skin was "particularly... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Skin color clue to nicotine dependence May 9, 2009
Statistical analyses of data on the three measures of smoking -- cigarettes per day, FTND score, and cotinine levels -- along with a host of other variables including age, education and social demographics of the smokers, reveal that facultative melanin -- the total amount of melanin acquired genetically plus the amount from the tanning effect of sunlight -- is significantly linked to the number of cigarettes smoked per day as well as the FTND score ... "We also think that studies conducted at... (EurekAlert!)
To Mark Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Spacio Spa of Chicago Offers a Special Deal on Safe and Natural Airbrush Tan May 9, 2009
Airbrush tanning is the safe way to go ... For a safe, healthy summer look, airbrush tanning is the way to go ... This month, Spacio makes it even more enticing with a special deal on its exclusive, tanning-by-hand service. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Was the federal court right to lower age restrictions on Plan B? May 9, 2009
Teenagers, Wright says, still need a parental signature for tanning beds and field trips, but not to get a high dose hormone drug, with serious side effects. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Home light therapy psoriasis hope May 8, 2009
He said that the equipment - similar to a tanning bed, but a different type of light - costs between 5,000 and 10,000 but was very cheap compared with some of the new biological therapies in use and could be lent to patients for the duration of their treatment. Gladys Edwards, chief executive of the Psoriasis Association, said the guidelines on treating psoriasis should be reviewed in light of the new research. (BBC News -- Health)
Tumor focus shifts May 8, 2009
Within the hour multiple cases against St. Joseph's Prime Tanning Corp., National Beef Leathers and Rick Ream of St. Joseph the group were made public via ... Brockovich went on to explain that the tanning company produces a sludge byproduct heavily laden with chromium six which has been trucked for years into the Cameron area ... Both Brockovich and Bowcock urge that the next and most important step of the process now is to get the tanning company to immediately stop production. (Cameron Observer, MO)
Mexico's Swine Flu Battle Cry: A Return to Normal on Cinco de Mayo May 6, 2009
But others fear that few Americans or Europeans will be back tanning on Mexican beaches this year. Considering that foreign tourism gives Mexico $15 billion a year, total losses to the economy could be devastating. (Time.com)
How to avoid skin cancer May 5, 2009
The National Institutes of Health strongly warns people not to use tanning beds on a regular basis, if at all ... Verghese says tanning beds are part of the reason many young people are now being diagnosed with skin cancer ... If you think you are too pasty for the beach, try some of the new self-tanning products, most of which also have SPF (and no longer leave you orange like a pumpkin). (CNN -- Health)
NewAmericans struggle through a day in the recession May 2, 2009
A Vietnamese couple who owned a hair and tanning salon explain, through a translator, they have a staggering $600,000 credit card debt. The husband was getting free credit cards in the mail, and using one to pay off the other. (Florida Times-Union)
Girl, 10, Burns 70 Percent of Body at Tanning Salon May 2, 2009
Kelly suffered burns on 70 percent of her body after spending 16 minutes in a tanning bed. A 10-year-old girl suffered burns on 70 percent of her body after a 16-minute session at an unmanned tanning salon ... A few hours after she left the tanning salon in Port Talbot, South Wales, England, Kelly Thompson was taken to the hospital. (Fox News)
A burning question? (2) May 2, 2009
Proposed bill fires up debate about teenage tanning ... Published: Friday, May 1, 2009 7:28 PM CDT The passage of House Bill 1310 has tanning salons throughout the state waiting with baited breath to see whether or not their services can be offered to some teens without the combination of doctor-parent approval ... The Forney High School student works at Nirvana Tan after school and says if parents have to secure a doctors note and supervise their childrens tanning salon visits, itll... (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Girl, 10, burned at tanning salon May 2, 2009
Kelly Thompson, 10, describes the burns she received at an unmanned tanning salon ... A spokesperson for the Electrik Avenue tanning centre said they were due to meet council health officials ... "When they got there the funfair was closed so they went into town and decided to use the tanning centre. "Kelly put 8 into the machine which gave her 16 minutes on the sun bed. (BBC News -- UK)
County Environmental Health works on food safety May 1, 2009
In addition, inspections are conducted at hotels and motels, swimming pools and spas, tanning facilities and tattooing parlors. Other basic health safety regulations require permits for new private water wells and on-site wastewater treatment systems. (Kalona News, IA)
City of Tucson unveils recommended 2010 budget May 1, 2009
The council won't vote on the final budget until June, but in the meantime, some of the things Tucsonans can potentially look forward to are taxes on residential rentals, taxes on memberships to health spas and tanning salons, and slightly higher water and electricity bills. These, and a few other "revenue enhancements," will generate an extra $17. (FOX 11, AZ)
Brockovich discusses lawsuit Apr 30, 2009
On Wednesday morning, Madden's law firm, in conjunction with Stephen K. Griffin, a lawyer in Cameron, filed a suit in the 43rd Judicial Court against Prime Tanning Corp, National Beef Leathers Co. and Rick Ream, of St. Joseph ... The lawsuit states that the tanning company was distributing a waste byproduct from their operation that was given free to farmers to use as fertilizer ... And that hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen also called chromium 6, used in the tanning process, is present... (Cameron Observer, MO)
Photographs Of UV Exposure Can Impact Sunburns In Preteens Apr 30, 2009
31, 2005) Photographs that reveal hidden skin damage from ultraviolet (UV) exposure from the sun, combined with information on sunless tanning alternatives, was effective in encouraging sun protection. (July 24, 2008) We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma, but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun causing us more harm than. (Science Daily)
Tanning teens hear cancer warning Apr 29, 2009
Experts say it s due to an increase in exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun and tanning beds. Since her brother s death, Lickerman has waged a battle against tanning on two fronts: by forming Sun Protection Outreach Teaching by Students, a program that educates students in St. Louis-area middle and high schools about the dangers of tanning, and by pushing for Missouri state legislation that would prohibit children younger than age 16 from using tanning beds (which is the law in Wisconsin)... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Upside of a downturn: Dropouts drop back in Apr 28, 2009
comPaige Bowers, 18, works at a tanning salon while she focuses on getting her GED. ... 55 an hour at a local tanning salon, but hopes to go to college maybe in Elkhart, maybe in Texas or California and she said she knew it was important to finish. (MSNBC -- Health)
Rockwool tests rescheduled; chromium 6 testing in planning stage Apr 28, 2009
This testing was scheduled before the revelation that Prime Tanning of St. Joseph had been trucking sludge to farms all over northwest Missouri for the past 26 years. Erin Brockovich and a group of lawyers have filed suit against the company claiming the sludge, used as fertilizer, contained dangerous chromium-6. (Cameron Observer, MO)
Silver Lake students produce video of driving dangers Apr 20, 2009
He wrote, directed and shot a video about bullying for the middle school, and a short film entitled Pretty Prom, about a girl who takes the money she was going to spend on tanning to buy her prom dress. That film will be used by author Mary Ellen McGuire-Isen, the founder of the Children s Melanoma Foundation, to highlight the increase in skin cancer amongst young women who go tanning a lot as teenagers. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Cancer rates rising among young adults Apr 18, 2009
More generally, young people should make lifestyle choices to reduce their future cancer risk, including avoiding overexposure to the sun and tanning beds, not smoking, drinking alcohol in moderation, eating a healthy diet, being active, maintaining a healthy body weight and not engaging in risky sexual activity, she said. An estimated 171,000 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in Canada in 2009 - about one every three minutes, the report says. (Globe and Mail)
Board of Health cautions tanners Apr 17, 2009
With prom and graduation season just around the corner, the Board of Health would like to remind parents and children about the Department of Public Health s minimum standards for tanning facilities. No person 14 to 17 years of age, inclusive, shall use a tanning device without prior written consent of a parent or legal guardian who shall indicate therein that such parent or guardian has read and understood the warnings required under the provisions 105 CMR 123 ... This means the parent or legal... (Burlington Union, MA)
Canada reports rising cancer rates among young people Apr 17, 2009
That includes getting Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer, reducing unsafe exposure to sunlight and UV rays emitted by tanning beds, and maintaining healthy habits like exercising, a good diet and not smoking. As for the population as a whole, the Canadian Cancer Society estimated that 171,000 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed this year, up 4,600 from last year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Teen and young adult cancer rates rising Apr 17, 2009
More generally, young people should make lifestyle choices to reduce their future cancer risk, including avoiding overexposure to the sun and tanning beds, not smoking, drinking alcohol in moderation, eating a healthy diet, being active, maintaining a healthy body weight and not engaging in risky sexual activity, the Canadian Cancer Society said. An estimated 171,000 new cases of cancer and 75,300 deaths from cancer are expected to occur in Canada in 2009, according to the new report (this... (Globe and Mail)
Friends, Foes Cash In On Palin Apr 17, 2009
Politico: Alaska Governor Is A Fundraising Juggernaut For Both Political Parties. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during the Republican Governors Association Annual Conference in Miami, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. (CBS News)
Women's 'binge tan' cancer risk Apr 9, 2009
It said overusing sunbeds and "binge holiday tanning" had led to it being the most common cancer in young women. Experts said young skin was particularly delicate and easily damaged by the sun and sunbeds. (BBC News -- Health)
Melanoma top cancer in U.K. young women Apr 8, 2009
Experts say surge in tanning bed popularity explains the dangerous trend ... Cancer experts attribute the rising number of skin cancer cases largely to the surge in people using tanning salons ... In the United States, several states require parental approval before minors can use tanning salons. (MSNBC -- Health)
Moments of Serenity Moves to New Location Apr 8, 2009
Moments of Serenity offers therapeutic message, facials, Belavi facelifts, infrared saunas, hair and nail services, laser electrology, hair removal, craniosacral therapy, lymph drainage, waxing and tanning ... The sunless tanning methods used take advantage of food-grade products rich in vitamin D, making it safer and healthier than some other products, Gildehaus-Balleydier said ... Gildehaus-Balleydier said a number of couples do massages and tanning sessions together. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
North Country health reform Apr 1, 2009
Hemlock bark, it turns out, is perfect for tanning animal hides. For these small Adirondack towns and a couple dozen others, the Next Big Thing may be the coming of health reform, a test for making our health care more effective and more affordable. (Albany Times Union)
Teen tanning ban? Concerns have states mulling restrictions on minors Apr 1, 2009
Missoulian: Teen tanning ban ... Rosie McDavid, 17, who has been using tanning beds since she was 14, prepares for a session recently in Tallahassee, Fla ... The Florida Legislature is considering a bill that would restrict tanning bed use by minors. (Missoulian, MT)
States mulling teen tan bans Mar 29, 2009
- Miss Florida Teen USA Kayla Collier was 15 when she first visited a tanning salon so the stage lights at a local pageant wouldn't make her fair skin look ghostly white ... to talk about legislation that would impose new restrictions on minors using tanning beds ... Rosie McDavid, 17, prepares for a tanning bed session. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Skin cancer States ponder banning teen tanning Mar 27, 2009
Skin cancer States ponder banning teen tanning ... Phil Coale/Associated Press, Rosie McDavid, 17, who has been using tanning beds since she was 14, prepares a tanning bed for a session on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla ... - Miss Florida Teen USA Kayla Collier was 15 when she first visited a tanning salon so the stage lights at a local pageant wouldn't make her fair skin look ghostly white. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
17 states mull teen tan bans Mar 26, 2009
17 states consider requiring minors to get physicians note for tanning beds. Rosie McDavid, 17, who has been using tanning beds since she was 14, prepares a tanning bed for a session in Tallahassee, Fla ... The Florida Legislature is considering a bill that would restrict tanning bed use by minors. (MSNBC -- Health)
Cancer Fears Have States Mulling Teen Tan Bans Mar 26, 2009
-- Miss Florida Teen USA Kayla Collier was 15 when she first visited a tanning salon so the stage lights at a local pageant wouldn't make her fair skin look ghostly white ... And though she can't definitively link the tanning to the cancer, Collier, now 18 and healthy, won't be back under the bulbs ... On Wednesday, her voice catching, she asked Sunshine State lawmakers to ban people under 16 from using tanning beds. (Click2Houston, TX)
Proposed Tanning Bed Bill Could Ban Teens Mar 24, 2009
A South Florida lawmaker said she's co-sponsoring legislation that would keep anyone younger than the age of 16 out of tanning beds in the state ... In 2005, the World Health Organization recommended that nobody younger than the age of 18 ever use a tanning bed ... Now, new legislation is being considered that could ban teens younger than the age of 16 from using a tanning bed at all. (News4Jax.com, FL)
FDA approves first at-home laser hair removal system Mar 21, 2009
"Do not use this if you are any of those skin types we talked about, and absolutely no recent tanning either.". At home lasers come with a long list of warnings, but Dr. Stetler said there is one more unknown. (KHOU.com, TX)
Texas lawmakers begin tanning bill fight... Mar 19, 2009
Texas lawmakers begin tanning bill fight - Yahoo ... Texas lawmakers begin tanning bill fight ... Texas lawmaker compares bill restricting teen tanning bed access to fight against cigarettes. (The Drudge Report)
Texas gears up for tanning bill fight Mar 19, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas A proposal that would make it harder for Texas teenagers to enter the tanning bed was compared to legislation against Big Tobacco as lawmakers took up the issue ... Yet we don't do that for tanning beds, which can expose teens to the same risk for cancer ... The bill would require anyone under 18 years old to get a doctor's note before using a tanning bed and would require a parent be with them in the salon. (Globe and Mail)
Texas lawmakers may ban teen tanning over cancer risk Mar 19, 2009
A college student rests in a tanning bed in preparation for spring break. "Epidemiological studies have now shown that even one exposure to tanning beds before the age of 35 can increase your risk for melanoma," said Sharon Raimer, president of the Texas Dermatological Society ... Texas may ban teen tanning. (USA Today)
YOUR HEALTH: Brief, intense sun blasts raise melanoma risk Mar 19, 2009
Tanning booths are not the answer ... Which raises a question: Why not put down a gradual "base tan" at a tanning salon ... For one thing, the mix of ultraviolet light in a tanning booth is not the same as in sunlight. (USA Today)
Tucson delays talk of tax increases Mar 18, 2009
Included on the table are a 2% tax on health club memberships, a tax on tanning salons, an increase in the utility tax, doubling the bed tax and a 2% renters tax. The council decided now is not the economic climate to call for increases but will at some later date. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Tucson could soon see higher fees and taxes Mar 18, 2009
Several other proposed taxes include a 2% tax on tanning salons, a 2% advertising tax, and a $2 per night hotel rental surtax. More Headline News. (FOX 11, AZ)
P.M. UPDATES: Car crashes into business -- gas pedal mistaken for brakes-- Keno woman arrested for initiating false report to 911-- U.N. Chief: 2009 critical year for Afghanistan-- Snow in the weekend forecast Mar 14, 2009
Car crashes into business: A woman who was pulling into a parking spot in front of Rio South Shore Tanning Friday afternoon accidentally drove her car through the glass panes of the business. Klamath Falls Police officer Ryan Brosterhouse said the woman mistook the gas pedal for the brake. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
New tax hikes are coming Mar 14, 2009
Well, the Tucson City Council will consider a proposal to add a 2% tax on tanning salons ... Tanning salons may also see a two per cent tax. (KOLD.com, AZ)
HOT MIC: VP Biden: 'Gimme a f*&$#ing break'... Mar 14, 2009
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!... Sarah Palin is so DUMB! She can see Russia from her house!.... She has a tanning booth in her living room!.... Her daughter's pregnant!... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!..... What a RUBE! She's not vice-presidential material!!". Thank you. (The Drudge Report)
Man Caught in Vegas After Decades Long Run Paroled Mar 13, 2009
The City of Las Vegas has shut down a tanning salon police say was a front for prostitution. The business lost its license after undercover detectives learned massages at the tanning salon were going too far. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
American Specialty Health Teams With Anytime Fitness to Promote Network Participation in Silver&Fit Healthy Aging Program Mar 12, 2009
And unique to Anytime Fitness are round-the-clock tanning and access to over 1000 Anytime Fitness clubs nationwide ... Cutting-edge cardio & strength equipment * Tanning suites * Personal training * Free weights * Private shower/dressing facilities * And much more. (Primezone Releases)
