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  2. Health experts warn that it's not safe to use tanning beds ...

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    Europe has even higher rates of tanning bed use than the U.S., and despite Norway having regulations against minors using tanning beds, Bendiksen says she used one for the first time when she was ...

  3. Health effects of sunlight exposure - Wikipedia

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    [43] [failed verification] UVC is the highest-energy, most-dangerous type of ultraviolet radiation, and causes adverse effects that can variously be mutagenic or carcinogenic. [44] Despite the importance of the sun to vitamin D synthesis, it is prudent to limit the exposure of skin to UV radiation from sunlight [45] and from tanning beds. [46]

  4. Sun tanning - Wikipedia

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    The study suggests that the melanoma risk is linked more closely to total exposure than it is to the age at which an individual first uses a tanning bed. [23] Frequent tanning also has behavioural reinforcing effects, [24] following UVA radiation epidermal keratinocytes synthesize POMC inducing the production of β-Endorphins, which are opioid ...

  5. Electromagnetic radiation and health - Wikipedia

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    In addition to sunlight, other sources include tanning beds, and bright desk lights. Damage is cumulative over one's lifetime, so that permanent effects may not be evident for some time after exposure. [19] Ultraviolet radiation of wavelengths shorter than 300 nm (actinic rays) can damage the corneal epithelium. This is most commonly the result ...

  6. Sunburn - Wikipedia

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    Sunburn is a form of radiation burn that affects living tissue, such as skin, that results from an overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, usually from the Sun.Common symptoms in humans and other animals include red or reddish skin that is hot to the touch or painful, general fatigue, and mild dizziness.

  7. 20% of Gen Z adults say getting a tan is 'more important' to ...

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    Most Gen Z adults ages 18 to 25 are unaware of the risks of sunburn and some believe outdated myths about tanning, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Dermatology.. The survey ...

  8. Of course, the major risk with using tanning beds is skin cancer. In a landmark study , the IARC found that using a tanning bed before the age of 35 increases the risk for melanoma by 75 percent.

  9. Environmental toxicants and fetal development - Wikipedia

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    A systematic review of neurodevelopmental effects of prenatal and postnatal organophosphate pesticide exposure was done in 2014. The review found that "Most of the studies evaluating prenatal exposure observed a negative effect on mental development and an increase in attention problems in preschool and school children." [30]