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Indoor Tanning is Out

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The Indoor Tanning Association is mounting a print and TV campaign in 7 major cities claiming that there is no "conclusive evidence" that links tanning to melanomas. The Association represents indoor tanning salons and the maker of tanning beds and they are citing studies that show that sun exp...

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Sue
Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 10:13 PM

Wow scary stuff! How can people even begin to justify the tanning thing? It's like the tobacco industry and cigarettes all over again. Of course years later we now know the dangerous repercusions!

Thanks for the cold honest truth - pale is in!

All the best, sue

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