A tanning bed, also known as a sun-bed, is a machine used to produce an artificial tan by imitating the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. A typical tanning bed emits 95% UVA and only 5% UVB, although ...

The tanning bed business was booming in the 1980s. Then dermatologists and other health professionals sounded the alarm about the risk of melanoma skin cancer linked to indoor tanning, and the ...

Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a cancer risk. Yes, sunburns are ...

Indoor tanning is far more dangerous than tanning in the sun and could drastically increase your risk of skin cancer.

Dr. Robin Hornung doesn’t mince words about the damage tanning beds can cause. “A lot of operators don’t know what they’re doing,” the Everett dermatologist said. “They’re getting people cooked.” She ...

If I replaced the fluorescent bulbs five feet above my head at work with bulbs from a tanning bed, would I give myself a nice year-round tan or a bad case of cancer? — Some guero, Poway Well, as one ...

Experts: Tanning beds, UV radiation a carcinogen, akin to cigarettes, arsenic. July 30, 2009 — -- For Mary Ann Gerber, every glance in the mirror is a reminder of the hours she spent tanning and ...

(Reuters) - Tanning beds have already been linked to an increased risk of the deadliest type of skin cancer and now new research shows they can also raise the odds of developing the most common form ...