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NEWS ABOUT: tanning

tanning stories: 8 news summaries
Tanning With the Stars

 The Spray-Tanned 
 World of Reality TV 

No, those perfectly toned abs on Dancing With the Stars aren't all real

6 hours, 31 minutes ago
(Newser) - Ever wonder how every contestant on Dancing With the Stars looks so toned? It’s not all due to the workouts: Spray tanning experts are on call for DWTS and other reality shows, and they don’t just make contestants look darker—they add enhancements from six-pack abs to toned... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • celebrity • tanning • Jason Taylor • suntan • reality shows

(Newser) - Tanning beds have been upgraded from a probable carcinogen to a definite cause of cancer by World Health Organization experts, Newsday reports. The scientists analyzed over 20 studies and promptly moved the beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into their top category of cancer risks. They concluded that using... More »

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cancer • skin cancer • carcinogens • melanoma • tanning • World Health Organization • ultraviolet light

 LiLo Sued Over Fake Tanner 

Chemist says formula is stolen

Jul 7, 09 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s latest career venture has hit a speed bump, the St. Petersburg Times reports: A Florida chemist is suing Lohan for allegedly stealing her formula to create the actress’ sunless tanner. Jennifer Sunday says she was working on a deal with Lohan’s partner, Lorit Simon, that fell... More »

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entertainment • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • lawsuit • tanning • Sevin Nyne • Lorit Simon • Jennifer Sunday

(Newser) - A website that claims to "tan" people as they bask in front of their computer screen has drawn a million duped viewers, reports the Daily Telegraph. The fake infomercial site by a British skin cancer charity directs pasty viewers to a free tanning trial on a web page where... More »

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Internet • skin cancer • sun • burns • tanning • suntan • ultra-violet rays

 Get a Tan 
 Via Computer? 
 30K Believed It 

Website vowed to deliver tanning rays through computer screen

Feb 6, 09 1:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Tired of dawdling in front of a computer screen all day while your skin retains that dried-out winter look? Well now you can get a tan right from your computer screen—or so thousands of Britons thought. A UK charity developed the ComputerTan website hoax to raise awareness about skin... More »

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United Kingdom • skin cancer • tanning • hoax

 Tanning Drug 
 Approved for Trials 

Long available online, injection gets nod from regulators

Jan 30, 09 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A self-tanning drug long available in various incarnations over the Internet has been approved for human trials in the US, Wired reports. “It's a bioabsorbable implant that you just inject into the skin,” says a pharma rep of afamelanotide. “It stimulates melanin production.” The drug made... More »

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tanning • cosmetics • drug trials • skin care • medication • suntan

 Here Comes the Botox

More brides are demanding bridesmaid makeovers

Jul 26, 08 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest trend among brides-to-be is to set up matching beauty procedures for the wedding party, the New York Times reports. With more women getting married in their 30s and photos more immediately accessible online, many brides are eschewing traditional thank-you gifts of matching bracelets in favor of matching Botox... More »

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wedding • tanning • spa • brides • Botox • bridesmaids

Hooked on
the Sun?

New studies say
tanning is addictive, sunscreen increases risk of melanoma

Aug 15, 07 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tanning may be addictive, and sunscreen use may actually increase the risk of melanoma, according to a Slate round-up of new research about the effects of sun on skin. In a study aimed at testing the long-held theory that UV rays stimulate endorphins, researchers gave a group of sunbathers a... More »

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sunscreen • skin cancer • sun • melanoma • endorphins • tanning

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