The tanning industry is a thriving, largely unregulated $2 billion industry.
Researchers on The New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch Dermatology Board reviewed the evidence. Continue reading Use of tanning beds by Caucasian women
Category Archives: Tanning
Tanning beds to treat psoriasis?
In a recent post on the National Psoriasis Foundation discussion board, a patient stated that the dermatologist recommended “that I use a tanning bed as this is far more convenient and less costly than using light box therapy.”
This lead to divergent views on the role of tanning beds in psoriasis treatment.
Here’s what we know. Continue reading Tanning beds to treat psoriasis?
The end of tanning parlors
In the ‘70s, commercial tanning beds were introduced. In less than 3 decades, over half of adults in northern Europe reported using them.
Now, growing evidence of health risks is leading to restricted access to indoor tanning, worldwide. Continue reading The end of tanning parlors
Sunless tanning products: Beliefs and practice
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia, studied the effects of sunless tanning products on tanning behaviors. Continue reading Sunless tanning products: Beliefs and practice
Increasing the legal age for tanning
Medical New Today reports that the youngest legal age for using tanning beds has gone up from 14 to 18 years in California now that Governor Jerry Brown signed a new bill into law. Continue reading Increasing the legal age for tanning
Risky business: Tanning salons
Everyone knows, or should know, that exposure to UV radiation — from the sun or artificial sources such as sunlamps in tanning beds — increases the risk of developing skin cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Here are other risks to consider. Continue reading Risky business: Tanning salons
Why do some people insist on tanning?
People who say they’re addicted to tanning act like alcoholics and drug addicts.
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, think they know why. Continue reading Why do some people insist on tanning?
Tanorexic: Signs and symptoms of addiction to indoor tanning
Researchers at the University at Albany, State University of New York report the prevalence of addiction to indoor tanning among college students and its association with substance use and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Continue reading Tanorexic: Signs and symptoms of addiction to indoor tanning
Indoor tanning and the risk of melanoma
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, report the risk.
And the tanning industry disputes the findings. Continue reading Indoor tanning and the risk of melanoma
Consumer Alert: Tanning beds
According to this article on Breitbart.com, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has elevated sunbeds for tanning to its highest cancer risk category. Continue reading Consumer Alert: Tanning beds
Biggest winner in CAM for 2008
Vitamin D, of course.
A PubMed search revealed 146 studies in humans during 2008 for a dizzying list of conditions. Continue reading Biggest winner in CAM for 2008
Better to get vitamin D from food and supplements
That’s the latest recommendation from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).
But what about natural sources like sunlight or indoor tanning devices? Continue reading Better to get vitamin D from food and supplements
FDA wants to rate UVA protection in sunscreen products
Using a scale of 1 to 4 stars, the proposed regulation will help consumers identify the level of UVA protection offered by a product. Continue reading FDA wants to rate UVA protection in sunscreen products
Tanning for the holidays?
The American Academy of Dermatology and the American Medical Association have called for a ban on the sale and use of tanning equipment for nonmedical purposes. And the FDA and Centers for Disease Control encourage people to avoid the use of tanning beds and sun lamps.
The tanning industry say that dermatologists have a “political agenda,” and that indoor tanning is actually good for you.
What’s the truth?
New view on the risk of skin cancer from UVA
Now that new UVA blockers are being marketed, it’s not surprising to see more research in this area. The UVA sunscreen issue has been discussed here and here.
Now, results from new research.
Continue reading New view on the risk of skin cancer from UVA