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  2. 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.

  3. Health effects of sunlight exposure - Wikipedia

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    The major acute effects of UV irradiation on normal human skin comprise sunburn inflammation erythema, tanning, and local or systemic immunosuppression. [42] The most deadly form, malignant melanoma, is mostly caused by indirect DNA damage from UVA radiation.

  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. 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)

  6. As of 2023, there were nearly 22,000 tanning salons in operation in the U.S., according to market research company IbisWorld—over 6,000 more than during the tanning bed heyday of the late 2000s.

  7. Skin cancer - Wikipedia

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    The risk of developing skin cancer can be reduced through a number of measures including decreasing indoor tanning and mid-day sun exposure, increasing the use of sunscreen, [51] and avoiding the use of tobacco products. It is important to limit sun exposure and to avoid tanning beds, because they both involve UV light.

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

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    Overall, tanning bed use fell from 5.5 percent of American adults in 2010 to 4.2 percent in 2013, About 1.6 million fewer women and 400,000 fewer men used tanning beds in 2013 compared to 2010 ...

  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 ...