Think it’s a crime to let children use cancer-causing tanning beds? Actually, now it is—at least in the state of New Jersey. Earlier this week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that prohibits people under 17 from tanning indoors. Prior to the new bill, children under 14 were prohibited from tanning […]
The harmful effects of indoor tanning are well documented. But many tanning salons still give customers inaccurate—and seriously dangerous—information, according to a recent survey conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Some even go as far as to say there are zero risks associated with a bronzing habit. For the survey, […]
The harmful effects of indoor tanning are well documented. But many tanning salons still give customers inaccurate—and seriously dangerous—information, according to a recent survey conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Some even go as far as to say there are zero risks associated with a bronzing habit. For the survey, […]
Photo: Stockbyte/Thinkstock Tanning beds, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer lists as one of the most dangerous cancer-causing substances, will be illegal for California minors to use come January 1. Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed California bill SB 746 into law, making it the very first ban in the country on indoor […]