Tanning
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Sunlight exposure could drop blood pressure, researchers say
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With the hot summer months creeping up quickly, catching some rays may not only be good for bronzing your complexion, according to researchers in Scotland.
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Maryland trying to limit term of parental consent for indoor tanning for minors
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The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is proposing a six-month expiration of parental consent for minor indoor tanning.
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FDA wants cancer warnings for tanning beds
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The FDA wants all tanning beds to carry language warning people under the age of 18 about the risks of indoor tanning.
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Spray tanning danger: FDA says DHA may damage DNA
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A new report claims the main chemical found in spray tanning products - DHA - is potentially hazardous when inhaled.
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Tanning mom Patricia Krentcil inspires action figure
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A New Jersey mother now infamous for allegedly bringing her 5-year-old into a tanning booth has inspired a new action figure.
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Patricia Krentcil, New Jersey mom, pleads not guilty to tanning daughter
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A New Jersey mother accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter by taking her into a tanning booth pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a child endangerment charge, and the tanning salon's owner appeared to corroborate her story.
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Study: Melanoma rates increase in young people
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Skin cancer rates among young men and women has dramatically increased since 1970, a new Mayo Clinic study says, and experts are convinced that the use of tanning beds are at least partially to blame.
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Maryland law to ban teen tanning proposed
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Proposed legislation in Maryland would prohibit anyone under 18 from using an electric tanning bed, eliminating a provision in Maryland law that allows minors to tan if they have parental permission.
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Tanning bed horror story
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An 16-year-old says she was severely burned in a tanning bed. Her family blames the salon.
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