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

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    Despite restrictions and warnings from doctors, tanning beds remain popular with some people in search of a sun-kissed glow. (Getty Images) (nd3000 via Getty Images)

  3. A later study found that indoor tanning (in other words, artificial UV tanning and tanning beds) increases the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma by 58 percent and basal cell carcinoma by ...

  4. Indoor tanning - Wikipedia

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    Horizontal low-pressure tanning bed. Indoor tanning involves using a device that emits ultraviolet radiation to produce a cosmetic tan. [a] Typically found in tanning salons, gyms, spas, hotels, and sporting facilities, and less often in private residences, the most common device is a horizontal tanning bed, also known as a sunbed or solarium.

  5. Government warns against indoor tanning for minors - AOL

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    WASHINGTON (AP) - Tanning beds and sun lamps will carry new warnings that they should not be used by anyone under age 18, part of a government action announced Thursday aimed at reducing skin ...

  6. Tanning dependence - Wikipedia

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    Tanning dependence or tanorexia (a portmanteau of tanning and anorexia) [1] is a syndrome where an individual appears to have a physical or psychological dependence on sunbathing or the use of ultraviolet (UV) tanning beds to darken the complexion of the skin. [2] Compulsive tanning may satisfy the definition of a behavioral addiction as well ...

  7. 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]

  8. Tanning bed use is finally on the decline - AOL

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    About 1.6 million fewer women and 400,000 fewer men used tanning beds in 2013 compared to 2010, according to a report published in JAMA Dermatology. Overall, tanning bed use fell from 5.5 percent ...

  9. 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 ...

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