tanning

In the land of the Jersey Shore, where accents are distinct, ' How you doin'? ', tans are bold, and boardwalks are lively, a quirky charm is hard to ignore. Sure, it might seem like chaos with all the hair gel, tanning, and lively debates, but underneath it all, there's a love for New Jersey that's hard to match. ...

The rate of teenage use of tanning beds in New Jersey has not dropped since passage of a law designed to outlaw their use by children under the age of 17, a survey by Rutgers University has found.

Anyone under the age of 18 would be barred from using indoor tanning equipment, under a federal proposal to help reduce skin cancer linked to the devices.

If you are looking to get a jump start on your tan for the spring and summer months, you may want to think twice.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stop sunbathing and using indoor tanning beds, the acting U.S. surgeon general warned in a report released Tuesday that cites an alarming 200 percent jump in deadly melanoma cases since 1973.

Tanning beds and sun lamps will carry new warnings that they should not be used by anyone under age 18, under a government action Thursday aimed at reducing rising rates of skin cancer linked to the radiation-emitting devices.

Indoor tanning beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to additional regulations, under a proposal unveiled by the Food and Drug Administration.

No one under the age of 17 would be allowed to use a tanning bed in New Jersey under a measure approved by the General Assembly.

New Jersey's melanoma rate has increased 43 percent in a 10 year period and indoor tanning is a major factor fueling that increase, according to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network.

I have a vacation coming up. I'm taking a road trip with three buddies throughout the mid-west. I know that I'm going to be exposed to a lot of sunlight while I'm out there, so I'm trying to avoid getting excessive sun burn.