A London mother of three revealed Wednesday that she had a hole on the top of her head as a result of skin cancer caused by her addiction to a tanning bed. Nickie Murtagh — who started going to a ...

More people in their 20s and 30s are getting the deadliest form of skin cancer, according to a study from the Mayo Clinic. The study showed reported melanoma cases increased eightfold among young ...

The popular fashion statement of bronzed skin is a growing trend these days, researchers have found this golden-fried look can lead to a dangerous indoor tanning addiction. A recent study published in ...

July 13, 2004 — -- If you're one of those people who flock to beaches and salons for the perfect tan, the reason may be more than just skin deep. A new study shows ultraviolet radiation can ...

Like too many California millennials, I developed a tanning addiction in my teens. In defiance of my mother, a Puerto Rican physician by way of the National Health Service Corps, I fried my skin ...

LOS ANGELES — As many as a third of young people who use indoor tanning facilities may be addicted to the behavior, researchers reported Monday. The findings are the latest to suggest that tanning, ...

Brittanny Groover from Pennsylvania warns against tanning after her fixation on it led to her battling skin cancer. She grew up tanning all her life and says she was addicted. At 27, she noticed a ...

A new study found that using a tanning bed has a reward effect in the brain that’s similar to what’s seen in drug addicts, which bolsters the theory that tanning is physically addictive. However, it’s ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're someone who lies in a tanning bed too much, you may be likely to suffer from addictive behavior often seen with substance abuse, as well as anxiety, according to ...

Since she was a junior at high school, having a perma-tan was an essential part of Jeannine Morris' image. But when, at 22, she landed her dream gig as a beauty assistant at Cosmopolitan, the petite ...