No, It's Not Because I like To Hear Myself Talk.
2003-03-05 : 11:49 p.m.

Just so you know, I don't gripe about it because I like to gripe. I do it because it really is unhealthy, and I do it because I'm concerned. For everyone out there who thinks this is necessary, you're beautiful the way you are. Fuck society and fuck what they tell you is attractive.

Skip The Tan, Save Your Skin
"The tan they think looks healthy is evidence of harm. That browning is the skin's reaction to too much radiation, a kind of translucent scab on a body-size sore. But nothing experts say seems to keep millions from doing their impressions of lizards on rocks."

Sun Lamps Double Cancer Risk
"Tanning lamps can double the risk of some common types of skin cancer, particularly for the young, according to researchers who suggest that tanning salons should be closed to minors."

Life's To Precious To Risk Inside A Tanning Bed
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"Jane Smith (fictitious name) and her high school friends want to look their best for prom... Each one visits the tanning salon once a week. In the girls' minds, maintaining a deep dark radiant tan year-round makes them look more attractive and healthier. Since skin aging and cancer are not immediate effects, they are unaware of how badly they are damaging their skin."

Are You Dying To Be Dark?
"Touting the benefits of tanning salons over outdoor sunbathing is like promoting filtered versus non-filtered cigarettes."

Just A Little Bit Orange
"Do you think that getting a tan is healthy? Is smearing your body with grease and exposing it to nuclear radiation your idea of a good time"

BBC Health Warnings
"Skin cancers can take 20 years to develop and the sunbed industry is still relatively young."

Tans are back, but they're also deadly. What's a government to do?
"We are being really, really warned. Which means the campaign is likely to be completely ineffective."

Expert Warns Of Suntan Parlor Dangers
"Link between sunbed use and melanoma confirmed."

Sun Worshipper's Ritual Carries Risk Of Cancer
"Jennifer Martin was 28 years old and three months pregnant when a doctor diagnosed her malignant melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer."

(On a side note, I really need to stop swearing...)

MUSIC: The Shawshank Redemption Soundtrack - Main Theme



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