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Dr. Hema Sundaram

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posted 06/02/2008, comment (1)

The Dangers of Tanning Beds: Five Fast Facts

1. It's Big Business Nearly 30 million people in the U.S. tan in tanning salons every year; on average, that's more than 1 million people a day who are baking themselves under tanning lamps[1]. More than 70% of them are Caucasian females aged 16 to 49 years[2]. The indoor tanning industry's revenues have increased fivefold since 1992, to about $5... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Hema Sundaram

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posted 05/19/2008, comments (2)

Skin Cancer, McCain, and The Upcoming Election

Back in the days of Franklin Roosevelt, media discussion of a President's health problems was distinctly off-limits. Although FDR was paralyzed from the waist down due to polio, he was rarely photographed in public in his wheelchair or wearing his leg braces. Decades later, President Kennedy was afforded almost the same media blackout in... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/07/2008, comments (0)

Danger: Tanning Industry Media Campaign Could Be Hazardous To Your Health

In a recent New York Times article, a psychiatrist writes of the defensive, embarrassed or even angry reactions a physician can receive when approaching people in public with concerns about their health, such as an irregular-looking mole or a possibly enlarged thyroid gland. On a number of occasions during my medical career, I, too, have put... Read more Chevron

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