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"   Last December, as part of our Practice Safe Sun campaign, we reported on new tanning legislation in New York that prohibits kids under 14 from tanning, and those 14\u201318 from doing it without parental consent. Now, California is taking it up a notch: The state just passed legislation that raises the minimum age for tanning from 14 to 18, due to the risks of developing skin cancer. The law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2012. California isn&amp;#039;t the only state wising up to the dangers of indoor tanning\u2014New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are working on similar laws.  It&amp;#039;s easy to see why, on the heels of a recent study that likened the desire to tan indoors to drug addiction. Researchers conducted brain scans of tanners and found that a portion of their brains that are associated with addiction lit up when they were in the booths, making them crave another session. One day, we&amp;#039;d love to see an all-out ban on beds. But for now, it&amp;#039;s another step in the right direction. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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