Sentences with phrase «indoor tanning devices»

Melanoma Moon Shot co-leader Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, M.D., professor of Surgical Oncology, says about this development, «There will now be a national order against using indoor tanning devices for youth around the country.

The data they collected included the type of indoor tanning device used (sunlamps, tanning beds, or booths), and skin sensitivity to the sun and proportion of time spent outdoors in childhood.

«Through national media coverage and reality television, attention has been drawn to the use of indoor tanning devices in New Jersey.

California, New York, Vermont and Springfield and Chicago, Ill. have passed laws prohibiting the use of indoor tanning devices by minors.

«By restricting the use of indoor tanning devices among minors, we could potentially save thousands of lives.»

Under the legislation signed by the Governor today, minors 16 years of age and younger will be prohibited from using UV indoor tanning devices, and parental consent will be required for those between the ages of 17 and 18.

The new law prohibits the use of indoor tanning devices by children less than 17 years of age and requires teens between the ages of 17 and 18 to obtain parental consent.

«By restricting the use of indoor tanning devices among minors, we could potentially save thousands of lives,» Guy added.

A higher proportion of patients with early - onset BCC reported indoor tanning with a tanning lamp compared to controls, and this association was present for all types of indoor tanning devices.

«Exposure to UV radiation can be extremely harmful, particularly for younger people, and this new law will help protect teenagers from the heightened risk of skin cancer that can come from using indoor tanning devices,» Governor Cuomo said.

Three - hundred and eighty - nine non-Hispanic white women ages 18 to 30 who had used an indoor tanning device one or more times in the prior 12 months completed online questionnaires; 46.7 percent of the participants were current college or university students.

More than 20 percent of non-Hispanic white women ages 18 to 30 who reported using an indoor tanning device one or more times in the past 12 months were dependent on indoor tanning.

Despite this, the proportion of people in the US who use indoor tanning devices has risen over the last 20 years; an estimated 30 million people now use the devices at least once a year, in the approximately 25,000 tanning salons across the country.

While indoor tanning has decreased among high school students, about 20 percent of females engaged in indoor tanning at least once during 2013 and about 10 percent of girls frequently engaged in the practice by using an indoor tanning device 10 or more times during the year, according to a research letter published online by JAMA Dermatology.

In 2013, only 10.1 % of U.S. high school students used sunscreen routinely and 20.2 % of young women reported using an indoor tanning device in the previous year.

New Jersey has passed a law that bans minors under the age of 17 years old from using indoor tanning devices.

Furthermore, teens who reported texting while driving were more likely to engage in other risky behaviors such as driving under the influence of alcohol, having unprotected sex and using an indoor tanning device.