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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • 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.

    March 26, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 26, 2025 Source:Sunbed use on the rise as salons sell ‘wellness’ benefits

  • Interesting study proposes that UV-mediated RNA damage seems to be the primary cause of the sunburn reaction.

    January 24, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 24, 2025 Source:We’ve Been Wrong About What Causes Sunburn, Scientists Discover Reference:The ribotoxic stress response drives acute inflammation, cell death, and epidermal thickening in UV-irradiated skin in vivo

  • Unregulated, untested, injectable Barbie-doll drug being used by younger people to promote skin tanning. Canadian Dermatology Association issues warning about this and tanning beds as it starts its May Sun Awareness Campaign.

    May 18, 2022

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 18, 2022 Source:We know that the sun causes deadly skin cancer, so why are we still tanning? Reference:Indoor Tanning is OutIndoor tanning and skin cancer risk across the years

  • Early personal sunburn indicator developed and being prepped for market

    April 1, 2015

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 1, 2015 Source: Researchers develop early warning sunburn indicator  

  • FDA wants tanning beds risks to be regulated like CT scanners

    May 7, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 7, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: FDA proposes tougher regulations on tanning beds  

  • Tanning beds do not reduce risk of sunburn but increase risk of melanoma skin cancers

    April 7, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 7, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Ontario docs warn teens to stay away from tanning beds

  • How to avoid getting skin cancer

    May 7, 2002

    With the summer months approaching, the ozone hole growing and the tan enthusiasts ready to hit the beach, it is important to know how skin valiantly tries to protect itself. Alas, people subject their dermis (skin) to multitudes of insults and injuries. Cuts, bruises, scrapes and mild burns heal well and cause no lasting damage.…

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