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"Think a trip to the tanning salon is harmless? Think again. Research shows that frequent indoor tanners have about a 75 percent higher risk of melanoma than those who have never done it. Another study from the WHO found that visiting a tanning bed just once increases the risk of melanoma by 15 percent. In light of these scary statistics and the growing body of evidence against tanning beds, the state of California has officially passed a law that bans a minor (anyone under the age of 18) from using a tanning bed. The new law goes into effect January 1 and according to this NYT article, other states are also considering the same legislation. Anyone who&amp;#039;s ever visited a tanning salon knows this is pretty monumental. I would guess that a significant chunk of tanning salon business is from customers under the age of 18 (think tanning before proms, dances, etc) but this new ruling sends a strong message that it is so harmful and dangerous that it will soon be illegal. If there was a law like this in my home state of Illinois, I might have saved myself from unnecessary skin damage growing up. Indoor tanning was totally normal and just another activity to do, like going to the gym or mall. We had no idea what kind of dangers it caused. So, now that I am older and wiser (and a health editor), I am all for this new ruling. What do you think about this law? What are your thoughts on indoor tanning? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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