Indoor tanning: The risks of ultraviolet rays

(4 January 2010: VIDYYA MEDICAL NEWS SERVICE) -- Sunlamps and tanning beds promise consumers a bronzed body year-round, but the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from these devices poses serious health risks.

“Although some people think that a tan gives them a ‘healthy’ glow, any tan is a sign of skin damage,” says Sharon Miller, M.S.E.E., a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientist and international expert on UV radiation and tanning.

Read and download the full report in today's issue of Vidyya: http://www.vidyya.com/12pdfs/tanning.pdf

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