Word: rigel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tanning is less likely to cause an immediate sunburn, doctors warn that it may present the same long-term dangers caused by overexposure to the sun, including premature aging of the skin and a risk of skin cancer. "There is no such thing as a safe tan," says Darrell Rigel, a dermatologist who teaches at New York University School of Medicine. "The only reason ultraviolet alpha is less bad than beta is that it has less energy. If you intensify the alpha rays to get a tan, the damage is just as great as if you had normal amounts...