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Police Seeing Red Over Mom Who Put 5-Year-Old In Tanning Booth

Posted 05.02.2012

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UPDATE MAY 2: A New Jersey mom denies that her 5-year-old daughter's sunburn was caused by a trip to a tanning salon. Patricia Krentcil told NBC that ...

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Nukes and Tanning Beds: How the Same Risk Can Feel SO Different

David Ropeik | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Tanning Beds, Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Fukushima, Risk Perception, Cancer, Radiation, Nuclear Power, Risk, Green News

Risk is a feeling, a subjective interpretation of the facts and numbers through a set of subconscious instinctive and emotional filters that can make the same facts seem more scary, or less.

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Why You Should Have A Tan-Free Prom! (Just Ask Miranda)

The Huffington Post | Marissa Piazzola | Posted 03.08.2012

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"I don't think teens realize the consequences associated with tanning," said iCarly actress Miranda Cosgrove, who is a new celebrity spokesperson for ...

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The ABCDEs of Melanoma: Don't Let Sun Worship Turn Fatal

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 08.13.2011

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Southern Californians carry on a love-hate relationship with sunshine: we love that bountiful sunny days mean plenty of time at the beach and outdoors, but we're wary of the damage it can do to our skin.

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Tanning Beds: The New Tobacco?

Ronald L. Moy, M.D., FAAD | Posted 08.10.2011

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Now, we find ourselves in a similar public health fight against another cancer-causing habit: tanning, and indoor tanning in particular.

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Despite Serious Risks, Teens Continue Indoor Tanning

The Huffington Post | Catherine Pearson | Posted 07.10.2011

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Though most teenage tanners believe that tanning beds can cause cancer, many of them go anyway, new research shows. A survey conducted on behalf of th...

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FBI Nabs Countrywide's Mozilo for Overtanning

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.25.2011

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The FBI announced last week that it failed to come up with financial charges against Angelo Mozilo, the notorious former head of Countrywide Financia...

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Vitamin D: What You Need To Know

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011

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It's looking very much like we're facing an epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency, with potential grave consequences.

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Can You Be Addicted To Tanning? Study Says Yes

health.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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Alcoholics, drug addicts, smokers, and gamblers have their 12-step programs--could Tanners Anonymous be next? A new study suggests that 1 in 5 people ...

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The Snooki-McCain Twitter Conversation: Part 2

Andy McDonald | Posted 05.25.2011

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SenJohnMcCain: aww yeaaaahh, shawties all night long snook-diesel! What kinda jams they bouncin there? any Glenn Miller Orchestra?? they are tha sheeeaaahht

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John McCain Backs Snooki's Attack On Obama, Tanning-Bed Tax

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHOENIX — Arizona Sen. John McCain is taking to Twitter to slam President Barack Obama, this time in an exchange with a star from MTV's hit real...

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Tanorexia: The Unhealthy Glow of a New Addiction

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tanning Beds, Ultraviolet Rays, Dermatology, Skin Cancer, Sunburns, Suntans, Tans, Tanning, Los Angeles News

Have you been seeing more and more people, especially young people, who are tanned or bronzed for weeks at a time in say, February? Even in Los Angeles, that's not natural.

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Tanning Salon Tax Is Racist, Says Doc Thompson, Fill-In Host For Glenn Beck

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats probably won't talk about how health care reform is racist in the way it imposes unfair taxes on those Americans who are insufficiently melanin-enabled. Luckily, Glenn Beck's radio show is there to talk about this.

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The Dangers Of Indoor Tanning

aolhealth.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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Although tanning beds were labeled "carcinogenic for humans" by the International Agency for Research of Cancer and moved to its highest cancer risk c...

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Bill To Ban Indoor Tanning For Teens

Albany NY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just in time for summer, a bill moving through the Legislature would ban indoor tanning by anyone under age 18. The bill would replace a state law no...

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Why Tanning Beds Are the Cigarettes of Our Age

Kate White | Posted 11.17.2011

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We owe it to everyone, particularly to young women, to make sure that the risks of tanning are clearly communicated and understood and that tanning beds are regulated as tightly as devices with their risk-profile merit.

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Tanning Beds: Tougher Cancer Warning Debated By FDA

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen...

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Boehner Calls Tanning Tax 'Attack on Orange Americans'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Senate's efforts to introduce a tax on tanning beds hit a roadblock today as Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) blasted the idea, calling it "a blatant attack on Orange Americans."

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Tanning Beds As Deadly As Arsenic And Mustard Gas: Study

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deem...

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Germany Bans Tanning Beds For Minors

Allure.com | Kayleigh Donahue | Posted 05.25.2011

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We might not share in the German fervor for David Hasselhoff, but there is a guilty pleasure Germans have that is shared in the U.S.: the tanning bed ...

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State Laws Can't Stop Teens From Tanning

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011

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ATLANTA — State laws meant to keep teens out of indoor tanning booths haven't made a dent, a new study has found, disappointing doctors hoping t...

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