Friday, August 24, 2012

Borrowing Tactics From Big Tobacco, Indoor Tanning Industry Undermines Doctors To Argue Tanning Is ‘Healthy’

Borrowing Tactics From Big Tobacco, Indoor Tanning Industry Undermines Doctors To Argue Tanning Is ‘Healthy’: In 2009, the World Health Organization reported that regular indoor tanning before age 30 increases the risk of melanoma — one of the fastest-growing rates of cancer by 75 percent. Facing criticism and increasing state restrictions on youth tanning, the $4.8 billion tanning industry is pursuing a misinformation strategy borrowed from the tobacco industry, according [...]/p