-
Tanning beds rebranded and touted as a boon for health and wellness belie the physical reality that UV exposure is cumulative increasing the risk of skin cancers with each successive use.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 26, 2025 Source:Sunbed use on the rise as salons sell ‘wellness’ benefits
-
FDA wants tanning beds risks to be regulated like CT scanners
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 7, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: FDA proposes tougher regulations on tanning beds
-
Melanoma risk directly affected by tanning bed UV exposure
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 25, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Melanoma on Rise with Indoor Tanning Reference: Boniol M, et al “Cutaneous melanoma attributable to sunbed use: Systematic review and meta-analysis” BMJ 2012; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e4757.
-
Canadian Cancer Society recommending tanning bed restrictions for those under age 18
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 22, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Cancer society wants Ontario crackdown on fake tanning Base tans’ don’t prevent sunburn, cancer group warns
-
Afternoon Edition Wednesday House Call, April 7, 2010
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to take listener’s calls on health issues. Today, expanding the role of pharmacists, tanning bed bans, and listener’s questions.
-
Tanning beds do not reduce risk of sunburn but increase risk of melanoma skin cancers
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 7, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Ontario docs warn teens to stay away from tanning beds