Posts Tagged ‘tanning’
Tanning salons open to 10-year-olds?
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A recent survey of tanning salon operators in Missouri shows that 65 percent would allow children as young as 10 to 12 years old to use tanning beds. Continue…
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 11:18 - 2 Comments
Top Stories - Nov 7, 2011 11:01 - 3 Comments
Skin’s eye-like receptors ‘see’ UV light
BROWN (US) — Skin is able to detect ultraviolet light by using a receptor previously thought to only exist in the eye. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 25, 2011 9:43 - 0 Comments
Morning tans may cause less skin damage
UNC CHAPEL-HILL (US) — Sunbathing or visiting a tanning booth during the morning hours, rather than afternoon, may lower the risk of skin cancer, new research suggests. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 11, 2011 11:55 - 7 Comments
Get a better tan from carrots
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Getting a golden glow maybe as simple—and healthy—as eating more carrots and tomatoes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2010 11:34 - 0 Comments
Vacation tanning may raise skin cancer risk
U. LEEDS (UK)—Attempting to get a quick tan during summer vacation—especially after being covered up for most of the rest of the year—is a sure way to raise the risk of melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer that can spread rapidly. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 16:38 - 5 Comments
Is indoor tanning ever safe?
U. MINNESOTA (US)—The largest study of its kind definitively links the use of indoor tanning devices to increased risk of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 24, 2010 14:45 - 3 Comments
How pale people evolved to be tan free
PENN STATE (US)—People who remain pale and never tan can blame their distant ancestors for choosing to live in the northern reaches of the globe. Likewise, those who easily achieve a deep, dark tan can thank their ancestors for living in the subtropical latitudes, according to Penn State anthropologists. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 7, 2010 11:06 - 5 Comments
Tanning ingredient ‘glues’ post-op wounds
CORNELL (US)—A compound found in sunless tanning spray may be effective in helping to seal wounds following surgery, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2010 10:27 - 0 Comments
Tan addicts worry about wrinkles, not cancer
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Young women in a recent study were more likely to cut back on indoor tanning based on concerns about getting leathery, wrinkled skin, rather than worries about skin cancer. (more…)
