Adults who frequently tanned indoors - a practice associated with an increased risk for melanoma - also practiced poor outdoor sun protection practices and were not more likely to undergo skin cancer ...

Those who head to tanning salons to get that coveted sun-kissed, tan put their health at risk. Each year, roughly 450,000 new skin cancer cases are linked to indoor tanning. In short, no tanning bed ...

The onset of summer means it’s time for beach trips, baseball games, outdoor concerts, pig pickin’s, and all those lovely outdoor activities that require smearing yourself with sunblock. Whether you ...

With winter right around the corner, some of you might be thinking about taking a trip to your local tanning bed. But be warned, a study out this week finds these devices can be especially harmful to ...

The early aughts were the worst possible kind of golden age. Tans were inescapable—on Britney Spears’s midriff, on the flexing biceps outside of Abercrombie & Fitch stores. The Jersey Shore ethos of ...

Tanning beds are not safe and pose significant health risks, especially to skin and eye health. Health organizations worldwide strongly discourage their use. Risks of tanning beds include skin cancer, ...

Sun exposure has some positive and many negative effects for humans. The skin requires exposure to UV-B rays from the sun in order to stimulate vitamin D synthesis, as a lack of vitamin D can cause ...

Share on Pinterest Getting that “healthy glow” isn’t healthy at all. It’s that time of year again: Winter is on its way out, and sunshine and warmth are returning to most of the country. With spring ...

Summer brings longer days and more time outdoors, but one social media trend is encouraging people to spend even more time in the sun in pursuit of darker skin. Known as 'tanmaxxing', the trend has ...