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News items on 'Sunlight And The Skin'
Charity demands child sunbed ban
(BBC 13/11/2009)
Some 250,000 11 to 17-year-olds in England are risking skin cancer by using sunbeds, a charity warns. A government-funded study of more than 9,000 children found 6% had used a sunbed and in some areas of the country 40% of teenagers used them every week. Writing in the British Medical Journal, Cancer Research UK called for a ban in England on their use by under-18s. Voluntary regulation was not working and the figures suggested legislation was needed, the government said.
Sunbed 'addict' fears blindness
(BBC 19/10/2009)
A self-confessed sunbed addict fears she may go blind after prolonged tanning sessions without goggles. Sam Laing, 23, of Sunderland, has developed growths on both eyes due to prolonged exposure to ultra-violet light. Surgery could cause sight loss. She shunned eye protection during sessions as she did not want white marks - "panda eyes" - on her face. The Sunbed Association said operators could not be blamed if customers chose to ignore safety warnings.
Wales plans child sunbed ban
(BBC 30/09/2009)
Children would be banned from using sunbeds in Wales under new laws to be proposed by the assembly government. Unstaffed sunbed salons would also be banned under regulations planned by Wales' Health Minister Edwina Hart. It follows the case of a 10-year-old girl from Port Talbot who suffered burns after spending 16 minutes on a sunbed at an unsupervised salon. The sunbed industry said it welcomed a ban on unstaffed salons and wanted to encourage responsible tanning.
Doctors criticise council sunbeds
(BBC 28/09/2009)
Doctors' leaders have strongly criticised a local authority which has taken more than £83,000 from operating sunbeds in the past five years. After a Freedom of Information request, the British Medical Association (BMA) found that Wrexham generated the money. After BMA Wales criticism, the Vale of Glamorgan council recently agreed to remove its leisure centre sunbeds. Wrexham council said it would also be removing sunbeds by April 2010, and has already reduced their numbers to five.
Harney seeks EU support for total ban on sunbeds
(World health - EU Monitor 25/08/2009)
SUNBEDS may be banned in Ireland if a new European Union law is approved. Legislation is already being drawn up to prevent children using tanning beds after the World Health Organisation (WHO) decided in July that they be ranked at the highest danger level. The WHO warned that sunbeds were as harmful to health as cigarettes. Legislation to protect children is being finalised -- however it has now emerged that it may be extended to include a ban on adult usage.
Majority back sunbed ban for under-18s
(The Scotsman 17/07/2009)
NEARLY 90 per cent of people in Scotland are backing proposals to ban under-18s from using sunbeds, a charity has said. Following a survey, Cancer Research UK has said that the vast majority of people were in favour of the plans, due to be brought in later this year. The ban is seen as a key step to reducing the number of skin cancer cases across the Lothians, particularly in younger people.
'Growing worry' on sunbed salons
(BBC 09/07/2009)
The mother of a teenager who was burned using a sunbed has told members of the Welsh assembly of the experience. Kirsty McRea, 14, received first degree burns over 70% of her body after visiting an unstaffed tanning salon. Her mother Jill told an assembly committee she was worried her daughter may have suffered long term damage to her skin. Kirsty spent 19 minutes on the sunbed and her mother said it took about two weeks for the skin to heal superficially.
(BBC 29/06/2009)
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New sunbed controls to be urged
(BBC 17/06/2009)
The government is to be urged to bring in strict new controls governing the use of sunbeds, the BBC has learned. Leading radiation and medical experts have concluded unmanned salons should be banned and commercial use limited to those over the age of 18. Similar legislation has already been introduced in Scotland. Industry body the Sunbed Association welcomed calls for a ban on unmanned salons - but said 16-year-olds are old enough to use sunbeds responsibly.
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