According to an article in USA Today, 35 percent of girls under 17 use tanning beds. Many of these girls give very little thought to the potential consequences they may see down the road as a result of using tanning beds. However, the fact is that if you're under 30 and using tanning beds, you are increasing your risk for skin cancer an overwhelming 75 percent!
Because of the risks associated with tanning beds, an FDA advisory panel has recommended that tanning beds use fall under stricter regulation. One recommendation under consideration is that teenagers before using tanning beds, parental permission should be required, or that teenagers be banned completely from using them.
Currently, tanning beds are classified as Class I medical devices. Class I medical devices include items such as elastic bandages -- hardly an equal danger. The FDA advisers have recommended reclassifying tanning beds and lamps to either Class II or Class III medical devices which would allow the FDA to require greater restrictions on these products.
One thing is changing on July 1, thanks to the new health care reform plan -- tanning bed users will have to pay a 10 percent tax for using them. Some hope that this new tax will discourage use of tanning beds among teenagers who may find it too expensive -- I doubt it will have much impact. What do you think?
Source: http://womenshealth.about.com/b/2011/08/18/tanning-beds-more-risky-than-you-think.htm
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