Tanning Bed Dangers Links

ETSU gets largest federal grant in school’s history to spread word of tanning bed dangers

If someone told you indoor tanning could kill you, would you lay in a tanning bed? How about if an East Tennessee State University researcher told you that, and pointed out indoor tanning will cause sunspots and wrinkles? Would you change your behavior, then?

Staying Safe in the Sun

It's not easy to avoid getting get too much sun in the heat of an Arkansas summer, but over exposure to our skin can be dangerous. So, how do we stay safe outside?

Year-round tans linked to rise in deadly melanoma skin cancers

A hundred years ago, it wasn't fashionable to sport a suntan. In fact, only laborers, farmers and fishermen who worked long hours outdoors had tans. Well-to-do women took pride in porcelain-white, unspotted skin by protecting themselves with parasols, gloves and large hats. That all changed in the 1920s when fashion icon Coco Chanel showed her new clothing designs on tanned models. A golden tan ...