Tanning May Up Skin Cancer Risk for Palest Kids Sep 24, 2009
While sunburns are known to increase melanoma risk, Crane and her team note in the report, the effect of tanning on skin cancer risk isn't clear; in fact, some studies suggest it's protective ... And parents shouldn't rely on sunscreen alone for shielding kids from the sun, the researcher added; while it can protect against sunburn, it doesn't do a good job of preventing tanning. (MEDLINEplus)
Teens Have Too Much Access to Tanning Beds Sep 24, 2009
New Study Says Tanning Bed Operators Often Don't Follow FDA Recommendations ... (WebMD) A new study shows most tanning bed operators don't restrict teens' access to indoor tanning beds during the first week of use, as recommended by the FDA. ... The FDA recommends but does not require that indoor tanning bed operators limit teens to three or fewer tanning bed session in the first week. (CBS News)
Nationwide Study Examines Youth Access To Indoor Tanning Sep 23, 2009
22, 2009) Many indoor tanning businesses require parental consent for teenagers to use their facilities, but most would allow young tanners more than the government-recommended amount of exposure during the first week, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals ... "Exposure to UV radiation from indoor tanning lamps has been linked with both melanoma and squamous cell cancer, and first exposure before age 35 years may increase... (Science Daily)
Many Teens Circumvent Tanning Bed Laws Sep 23, 2009
MONDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Tanning bed operators appear to be largely abiding by parental consent laws, but the laws don't go far enough in limiting teens' exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays, a new study shows. Tanning bed operators told data collectors posing as 15-year-old girls that as long as they had parental consent, they could tan as often as they wished, the researchers said ... "Tanning is a carcinogen for everybody, but especially for teens who are very interested in... (MEDLINEplus)
Laws Do Little to Discourage Tanning Teens Sep 23, 2009
Teens Tanning: Melanoma Dangers, Stronger Restrictions Needed - ABC News ... Teen Tanning: Indoor Sizzle Can Overcome Parental Consent Laws ... Researchers Say Stronger Tanning Restrictions Needed. (ABC News)
Seville tenants smile as roadwork finally ends Sep 19, 2009
Naked Beauty, a spray-on tanning salon set to open this fall. Valarie Griggs, who is developing the 20 Lounge concept, said she chose the Seville for her first store because of its Scottsdale Road location. (AZCentral -- Business)
Getting better bargain much easier in this economy Sep 18, 2009
"'Could I try tanning for a month? I don't have racket ball on my membership, can I try that for a month?"' he said. Perhaps the club can give you free personal training sessions with a membership or coupons for free smoothies at their cafe. (Honolulu Advertiser)
24-7 Health Club and Tanning Salon ... Sep 15, 2009
24-7 Health Club and Tanning Salon Always Open. 24-7 Health Club and Tanning Salon Always Open ... Twenty-four/Seven Health Club and Tanning Salon is a fitness center open year-round for its members. (Suite101.com)
How Safe are Tanning Beds? Sep 15, 2009
How Safe are Tanning Beds ... How Safe are Tanning Beds ... How Safe are Tanning Beds. (Suite101.com)
Paying tribute to a Masonic icon Sep 12, 2009
Not much is known about Hall s early life, but it is believed that he arrived in Boston from Africa in the mid-1700s at the age of 12 and that for 21 years he worked as an indentured servant for William Hall, who owned a tanning and leather dressing business, said Morgan James Peters, an associate professor of English and African-Ameri can Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, who in 2006 authored the article, Prince Hall & The Roots of Black Nationalism. Peters is also the... (Boston Globe)
Ecstasy harms brain on first use, study finds Sep 11, 2009
Laura Barton and Felix Clay travel to Orrell Park in Liverpool and find tanning is still very much in favour despite fears over its effects on health. 1 May 2009. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Rules you can (and cant) break Sep 7, 2009
Munching cookies for dinner is not so bad, but skip smoking and tanning. Ditch cigarettes. (MSNBC -- Health)
Hynes: Raise taxes on the wealthiest Sep 3, 2009
The three-term comptroller also wants to raise taxes on services he deems luxuries, such as tanning salons and health clubs, as well as boost the number of casinos. Both concepts have previously run aground in the legislature. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Woman Feels Burned By Tanning Salon Sep 2, 2009
-- A Bakersfield woman is claiming she had been burned by a Southwest tanning salon after they closed their doors without warning. Paula Pittman has been a regular at Bahama Cove Tanning Salon for the past five years ... She said she was told if she bought a bottle of tanning lotion she would get a month's worth of free tanning. (KERO 23, CA)
Time To Give Fat Folks A Break Sep 1, 2009
I think that people that tan in tanning beds should pay more. I wonder, the story quoted 147 Billion in cost associated with obesity, what is the cost of knee, ankle and hip replacements from running. (CBS News)
Community Calendar Aug 29, 2009
Tanning by the Sea, 26352 Carmel Rancho Blvd., Barnyard. UPS, 225 Crossroads Blvd.. (KSBW 8, CA)
Swine flu shot urged for moms-to-be, parents Aug 28, 2009
NBCs chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, discusses this issue, as well as the dangers of tanning beds. Today show. (MSNBC -- Health)
Health Tip: Staying Healthy Aug 26, 2009
Wear sunscreen, and avoid sunbathing and using tanning beds. Be safe when it comes to choosing sexual partners and having sex. (MEDLINEplus)
What's the deal with... Aug 25, 2009
GW alumnus Kris Hart - who owns Relaxed Tanning, the day spa and tanning salon located directly across from the clinic - confessed that he was concerned about the clinic when he bought the space for his business, but he has not encountered any problems with it. "They don't crap in their own backyard," Hart said of the patients. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Concerns still linger about sludge in northeast Missouri Aug 25, 2009
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services held a meeting to release an update on their investigation into the St. Joseph-based Prime Tanning Corp. (formerly National Beef Leathers) - which is the latest lead in the year-long investigation into the cause of more than 70 tumor cases reported near Cameron, Mo. In April, investigators working with environmental activist Erin Brockovich... (University News, MO)
Column: Health Dept. urges sunscreen and bug spray use Aug 23, 2009
Avoid deliberate tanning with indoor or outdoor light. Wear protective clothing. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Comedian’s spoof campaign perks up German elections Aug 21, 2009
Other planks include eliminating smoking bans, making visits to the tanning salon free, and including cosmetic surgery in the country s health care regime. He s even pledged to ditch Germany s eagle emblem in favor of a bunny. (Boston Globe)
Charita Goshay: Some people will never learn Aug 20, 2009
Even if we published a story every day about the inherent health risks of tanning, we know people will continue to fry themselves like pork chops in backyards and coffinlike tanning beds. Caution pieces against eating and drinking to excess, or driving too fast after the first snowfall of the year, are assigned by city editors every holiday season, yet we re as fat and reckless as ever. (Medfield Press, MA)
Protect your skin from sun 365 days a year Aug 20, 2009
And tanning beds are just unacceptable, Hess said ... There is no safe tan, so Hess is happy Delaware legislators passed a bill limiting teens access to tanning ... The bill bans children younger than 14 from using indoor tanning facilities unless medically necessary, and then it has to be done under a doctor s supervision. (Reading Advocate, MA)
The dark side of teeth whitening Aug 16, 2009
A BOOM in teeth whitening has prompted calls for the unregulated industry to be closed amid fears staff in shopping malls, beauty parlours and tanning salons are carrying out the potentially dangerous treatment without proper training. Dental groups say the procedure should only be performed by dentists, and the proliferation of cheap, ''instant'' teeth bleaching poses a serious safety risk. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Coed Hair Styling makes a move after 20 years east of Old Main Aug 15, 2009
Winnett said she also plans to add body waxing and tanning bed services, noting that the storefront is already wired for tanning beds. Other services offered by Winnett and stylists Lindsey Pfeiffer and Sarah Poulter include high and low lighting, hair coloring, perms, straightening, up dos, waxing, paraffin waxing, spray gun tanning, and hair and clipper cuts. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Students at Texas A & M University Now Have the Opportunity to Live in a First-of-Its-Kind Student Housing Development in College Station. Aug 13, 2009
Next to the commercial space, a 13,600 square-foot, state-of-the-art clubhouse will offer a game room, a theatre with stadium seating, a Wi-Fi Internet Cafe and business center, a cardio room mezzanine over looking a state of the art health and fitness center and tanning rooms. The main courtyard will feature a resort-style pool and spa with water features, an outdoor fireplace, kitchen and lounge areas. (PR Newswire)
Hawaii salon owner takes the heat over health risk Aug 13, 2009
The irony of opening an indoor tanning salon in the heart of Hawaii just five minutes away from internationally renowned Waikiki Beach is not lost on Marc Rapoza ... With fewer than a dozen indoor tanning salons listed in the Oahu phone book, Rapoza saw it as a golden opportunity ... But, not only is the beach his biggest competition, he constantly battles the stigma and label that health experts and scientists have slapped on indoor tanning beds as potentially causing cancer. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Bartering For Care Aug 12, 2009
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Sun, melanoma link not clear Aug 12, 2009
n Not one study exists implicating tanning in a non-burning fashion as a significant risk factor for permanent skin damage ... n The sum of data do not substantively link indoor tanning equipment with an increased risk of melanoma ... My indoor tanning business provides a valuable service in this community - teaching people the concepts of moderation and sunburn prevention as part of a practical lifelong skin care regimen that respects their intelligence. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Letter: Lions Club blood drive a success Aug 11, 2009
Thanks to Adult Day Care Health Center, Alano s, Arvenca Hair Studio, Brother s Restaurant, Caporale s, CVS Pharmacy, Dockside Restaurant, Golden Gate Cleaners, Greenwood Food Mart, Greenwood House of Pizza, Greg s Roast Beef, Hallmark Health, Holiday Travel, Honey Dew Donuts, Irving Station, J&J Tailor Shop, K&G Store, Lord Wakefield Hotel, Market Basket, Mark s Smoke Shop and News Stand, North Shore Numimatics, Optical House Dr Peter Violette, Revere Tanning, Seven-Eleven, Stop & Shop, Sunoco... (Wakefield Observer, MA)
DOCTOR IS IN: Long summer days bring sunshine and skin challenges Aug 11, 2009
Sunlamps and tanning booths can also cause skin cancer ... Dont use sunlamps or tanning beds. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Breaking down the Coaches Poll Aug 11, 2009
while you fans are the ones rubbing down the BCS commisioners with tanning oil and fulfilling their gay fantasies by supporting such a sham of a sport. All you fools are getting USED. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
16 and looking for job Aug 10, 2009
RG_New Iberia wrote on Jul 30, 2009 8:34 AM:" Most fast food places hire teenagers your age. you can also try tanning salons, salons and so forth. They hire young people to clean, sweep and great customers. GOOD LUCK. ". PEACE wrote on Jul 30, 2009 8:30 AM:" Well bless your heart. I wish I could help you. Why don't you call surrounding churches and ask if anyone needs their yards cut or maybe they could post your name and number in their bulletins....I surely hope you find something. ". (New Iberia, LA)
Who's new, what's new Aug 9, 2009
The 24-hour co-ed fitness club is open daily and features LifeFitness and Hammerstrength cardio equipment with individual TVs, strength machines, free weights, yoga, Pilates, group fitness classes and tanning. Greta Zukoff owns the gym, which is staffed by certified personal trainers and certified group fitness instructors. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Cancer Risk Rises For Hispanics In U.S. Aug 8, 2009
An international group of researchers say tanning beds are a "definite carcinogen," elevating cancer risk for complacent users, reports Dr. Jennifer Ashton. Video. (CBS News)
Expert: Pa. shooter wanted acts to be understood Aug 8, 2009
"He probably worked out at this gym, he was tanning and working out, trying to improve himself," Knoll said of Sodini. "These are things he thought would get him a relationship. It wasn't working.". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Read: Diary of Alleged Pittsburgh KillerBlog of George Sodini, gunman at LA Fitness club in Bridgeville, Pa. Aug 6, 2009
December 29, 2008: Just got back from tanning, been doing this for a while. No gym today, my elbow is sore again. (ABC News)
Read 'Cost of Freedom' recap Aug 4, 2009
Jonas Max Ferris: They just had another study that tanning booths cause cancer and are as good for you as arsenic so the industry is going to be regulated heavily very shortly, I'm sure ... People are back on the beach, they're out of the tanning salon. (Fox News)
Police blotter Aug 4, 2009
A Somerset man was slightly injured when his vehicle hit a house (Somerset Daily American, PA)
10Lack of Vitamin D in Children 'Shocking'» Aug 4, 2009
Other experts caution that extended exposure to the sun - tanning and burning - increases the risk of deadly skin cancer. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
El Paso Tanning Salon Reacts To Cancer Report Aug 2, 2009
EL PASO, Texas -- It's a report that has gotten worldwide attention -- The International Agency for Research on Cancer warns tanning beds not "probably," but "definitely" are able to cause cancer. "I wasn't surprised, because about every year around the same time, some 15-second or 30-second news blurb comes on about how terrible tanning is," said Margie Nelson, General Manager of Aruba Tan in West El Paso ... The report said using tanning beds could increase the risk of developing cancer by 75... (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Assessing the Risks of Tanning Beds Aug 2, 2009
And now comes equally bad news about the tanner's next best friend, the indoor tanning salon. Last week, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer division of the World Health Organization, classified tanning beds as "carcinogenic to humans" the agency's highest cancer risk category, which also includes radon gas, plutonium and radium ... Based on an analysis of 20 such studies, the IARC found that people who begin using tanning beds before age 30 increase their risk of... (Time.com)
UV radiation blinding rural folk: Study Aug 2, 2009
UV-A radiation is more associated with tanning of the skin. Going by the radiation level, Chennai should have been at a greater risk. (India Times, India)
New Peabody museum brings alive its leather mills Aug 2, 2009
Inside the new barn-like structure, there are no sounds of machinery, or workers yelling out orders, or smells or odors from the skins of animals and chemicals used in the tanning process that made Peabody capital of the leather world during the last century ... They worked shirtless in basement factories like AB Clark, Korn, and Kirstein, removing hair from the skins, and dipping them into tanning cauldrons ... Quinn had the mundane job of selecting pickled sheepskin for tanning. (Boston Globe)
Is your teen tanning? Aug 1, 2009
Is your teen tanning ... Is your teen tanning ... Earlier this week, cancer experts concluded tanning beds are as deadly as arsenic or mustard gas, and said people who begin using the ultraviolet radiation beds before age 30 up their skin cancer risk by 75 percent. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Quiz: How well do you know this week's health news? Aug 1, 2009
Do you know the truth about tanning beds. Are you aware of alternative medicine spending. (USA Today -- News)
Tanning Salons Target Of Serial Robber's Crime Spree Aug 1, 2009
-- The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said the same man may be responsible for robbing as many as 17 tanning salons in the Snohomish and King county areas. Detectives believe the man began his crime spree on July 18 when he robbed a tanning salon in Mill Creek ... On July 22, the man robbed a tanning salon in the 17400 block of Highway 9 in the unincorporated Snohomish area. (KIRO TV, WA)
Video: Rep Pitts: Healthcare Bill Promotes Abortion Jul 31, 2009
Recent studies have found that tanning beds drastically elevate cancer risk in frequent users. Research from the International Agency for Research on Cancer puts sunbeds in the same cancer risk category as smoking. (Newsmax)
Tanning Beds as Deadly as Mustard Gas, Arsenic Jul 31, 2009
Rosie McDavid, 17, who has been using tanning beds since she was 14, prepares a tanning bed for a session in Tallahassee, Fla. International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas ... For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens.". (Fox News)
Sunbeds join smokes as top danger Jul 31, 2009
University of Sydney professor of public health Bruce Armstrong, who sat on the agencys working group, said the new evidence found that UV-emitting tanning devices increased a persons risk of developing skin melanomas by about 15 per cent overall, and by about 75 per cent for those who used them when they were younger than 30. "The IARC has confirmed what many Australians have long suspected: tanning devices emitting ultraviolet rays are dangerous and can cause cancer," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Tanning Beds: Lifetime of Regrets for Some Jul 31, 2009
For Some, Tanning Beds Bring a Lifetime of Regrets. Experts: Tanning Beds, UV Radiation a Carcinogen, Akin to Cigarettes, Arsenic ... For Mary Ann Gerber, every glance in the mirror is a reminder of the hours she spent tanning and their heartbreaking consequences. (ABC News)
Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic Jul 31, 2009
Study: Tanning beds definitely cause cancer ... LONDON International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category deeming both to be definite causes of cancer ... File photo/AJC A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Tanning devices listed as carcinogenic Jul 30, 2009
An international report on solariums confirms the cancer risks associated with the tanning devices and suggests the risks are higher for the under-30s ... The International Agency for Research on Cancer has raised ultraviolet-emitting tanning devices to the highest category of cancer risk: carcinogenic to humans ... International cancer experts move tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Health care legislation is dishonest Jul 30, 2009
think wrote on Jul 29, 2009 12:32 PM:" Tim the problem that I have is Christians want to use their ideology in my life. Is it a bad thing you want to help your fellow man? Not at all, it is great. None the less, I have another view and I dont think any part of my life should be based on what would Jesus do. Wiccans respect life more so than most. We do not believe in senseless killing of anything. We also believe in being left alone and helping who and when we want. I have no health insurance... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Tanning Beds Get Highest Carcinogen Rating Jul 30, 2009
TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- The International Agency for Research on Cancer on Tuesday moved tanning beds to its highest cancer risk category -- "carcinogenic to humans," according to a new report. Previously, the agency had classified sunlamps and tanning beds as "probably" carcinogenic, so the move puts the devices a notch higher in terms of risk ... It also echoes calls by some U.S. experts to place tougher warnings and restrictions on tanning bed use. (MEDLINEplus)
Tanning beds cause cancer Jul 30, 2009
LONDON: International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category deeming both to be definite causes of cancer. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens." ... A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk 00004000 of skin cancer jumps by 75% when people start using tanning beds before age 30. (India Times, India)
Pregnant women hit hard by swine flu Jul 30, 2009
NBCs chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, discusses this issue, as well as the dangers of tanning beds ... NBCs chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, discusses this issue, as well as the dangers of tanning beds. (MSNBC -- Health)
Carcinogen rating is agency's highest Jul 30, 2009
Tanning Beds Get Highest Carcinogen Rating ... The International Agency for Research on Cancer on Tuesday moved tanning beds to its highest cancer risk category -- "carcinogenic to humans," according to a new report ... Previously, the agency had classified sunlamps and tanning beds as "probably" carcinogenic, so the move puts the devices a notch higher in terms of risk. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
...as deadly as arsenic Jul 29, 2009
Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic ... Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic ... LONDON (AP) - International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. (The Drudge Report)
Experts Issue Powerful Tanning Bed Warning Jul 29, 2009
Journal Rates UV Light at Tanning Salon in Same Group of Cancer Risks as Tobacco and Asbestos ... The ultraviolet light used in tanning salons are now considered as carcinogenic as tobacco and asbestos, according to an international panel of cancer experts ... Paige Wood started going to tanning salons when she was 18 years old. (CBS News)
Experts: Sunbeds raised to highest cancer risk Jul 29, 2009
Previously, tanning devices were only rated as a possible cause of melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer. The IARC, an expert committee reporting to the World Health Organization, made its decision following a comprehensive analysis which concluded that the risk of melanoma is increased by 75 percent when people start use tanning devices before age 30 ... Additionally, several studies found links between the use of tanning devices and melanoma of the eye. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sunbeds elevated to top cancer risk level... Jul 29, 2009
The International Agency for Research on Cancer announced Wednesday that it had elevated sunbeds, used by tens of millions of people for tanning, to its highest cancer risk category. Classified in 1992 and a "probable" cancer agent, research since then has left no doubt that soaking up UV rays at tanning salons significantly enhances the chances of developing the disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) agency found ... The risk of melanoma -- the most lethal form of skin cancer -- increases... (The Drudge Report)
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Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic - Yahoo ... Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Senate approves affordable house bill Jul 26, 2009
RESTRICT TANNING SALONS TO ADULTS - The Public Health Committee heard testimony on a bill that would prohibit anyone under age 16 from using a tanning bed at a tanning salon. Teens aged 16 and 17 would be permitted to tan with parental permission. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
