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Half of young adults under age 30 report having had a sunburn in the previous year, and many young white women are still using tanning beds.
Mayo Clinic researchers report skyrocketing rates of skin cancer among young adults, probably because of their persistent use of tanning beds
Percentage of young women aged 18-64 who tanned indoors in the previous 12 months, compared with about 6% of men, according to a study of more than 2,800 people. Only 13% of women and 4% of men said they thought avoiding tanning beds could reduce their risk of skin cancer. [via Archives of Dermatology]
With an international health group declaring indoor tanning booths carcinogenic in 2009, you might think that studies connecting indoor tanning and skin cancer are pretty well established.
How do you get a teenager to comply? Appeal to her vanity.
Although arthritis is extremely common, people still have many misconceptions about the disease. How much do you really know?
