Prom season is right around the corner and with that comes dress shopping and trips to the local tanning booths for many girls. Nearly 70 percent of tanning salon patrons are Caucasian girls and women, primarily ages 16-29 years. “Indoor tanning is a legitimate health problem among this population,” said Rebecca Tung, MD, director, Division [...]
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Unfortunately, Prom Prep Often Includes Trip to Tanning Salon
Posted by admin on March 28, 2012
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American Academy of Dermatology Association Disappointed in Delayed Vote on Idaho Indoor Tanning Legislation
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Idaho Dermatology Society (IDS) and the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) are disappointed in the postponement of the vote by the Idaho House of Representatives on House Bill 486, which would ban the use of indoor tanning beds by minors under the age of 18. The vote was postponed due to [...]
Posted by admin on March 8, 2012
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AAD Commends California for Restrictive Indoor Tanning Law
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – California Governor Edmund G. Brown signed a bill into law that will prohibit the use of indoor tanning devices for all Californians under the age of 18. “The American Academy of Dermatology Association applauds the state of California for being the first in the nation to prohibit the [...]
Posted by admin on October 12, 2011
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How to talk to your Teens about Avoiding Tanning Beds
Newswise — HOUSTON — With fall on the horizon, many teens will soon look to tanning beds to maintain their summer tan. Pediatric oncologists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center urge parents to have “the tanning bed talk” with their kids, and they offer advice on initiating this conversation. “Using tanning beds [...]
Posted by admin on August 4, 2011
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Indoor Tanning Tax Sends Strong Health Message: Indoor Tanning Is Unsafe
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Academy of Dermatology Association (Academy) opposes recent legislation to repeal the federal 10 percent indoor tanning tax. Countless scientific studies continue to demonstrate clear and compelling evidence that tanning bed use increases the risk of developing all forms of skin cancer. Tomorrow, July 1, is the [...]
Posted by admin on July 2, 2011
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Many teens, young women still using Tanning Beds
Newswise — SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Despite repeated warnings from dermatologists on the health dangers of tanning, results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) confirmed that a large percentage of Caucasian teen girls and young women admitted using tanning beds or intentionally tanning outdoors in the past year. Thirty-two percent of [...]
Posted by admin on May 2, 2011
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Maryland Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Indoor Tanning for Minors
ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — State Senators Jamie Raskin and James Robey along with Delegate Mary Ann Love join 15 additional legislators in the Senate and House in co-sponsoring SB 604 and HB 1111 to prohibit use of tanning devices by minors under the age of 18. This new Maryland legislation to protect [...]
Posted by admin on March 8, 2011
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Ultraviolet Radiation: A Hazard to Children and Adolescents
Ultraviolet radiation: a hazard to children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2011 Mar;127(3):588-97. Epub 2011 Feb 28. Council on Environmental Health and Section on Dermatology. Abstract Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) causes the 3 major forms of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma; and cutaneous malignant melanoma. Public awareness of the risk is not optimal, overall compliance [...]
Posted by admin on March 8, 2011
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Medication Reactions can make Tanning Bed Use Deadly
INDIANAPOLIS – Tanning bed exposure can produce more than some tanners may bargain for, especially when they self-diagnose and use the radiation to treat skin eruptions, according to research conducted by the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Dermatology. “There are many reasons to be cautious of tanning bed radiation but some people use [...]
Posted by admin on March 1, 2011
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