For the first time, scientists have demonstrated how tanning beds cause fundamental DNA damage across almost the skin's entire surface that results in a threefold risk of developing melanoma. It puts ...

Tanning bed usage can cause DNA damage, mutate skin cells beyond ordinary sun exposure and increase the risk of melanoma by nearly three times, according to a Northwestern University study published ...

Though tanning may be far from the minds of chilly Illinois residents at the moment, a new study out of Northwestern Medicine is highlighting the risks of tanning beds, and showing how they can lead ...

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 ...

Nina Dobrev turned up the heat while vacationing on a yacht with Zac Efron, Chace Crawford and other A-list friends following her split from fiancé Shaun White. The “Vampire Diaries” alum flaunted her ...

Undetected flooding through an open watertight door caused a 103-foot yacht to partially sink off the coast of Anne Arundel County last year, according to a report from the National Transportation ...

Some people use the UV index to determine the best time to tan, believing that a higher index signals a better chance of tanning. However, this harmful trend misunderstands the UV index. The UV index ...

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, ...

Hold up—is tanning making a comeback? Robert F. Kennedy, the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and leader of the Make America Healthy Again movement, was recently ...

Self-tanners can be terrifying. Once you apply them, you’ve committed to a different shade of skin until the product wears off. That’s a good thing when the shade you’re left with makes you look and ...