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...advance may also help researchers better understand neuromuscular diseases, Rubin said, because they will be able to convert a patient’s skin cells into the cell type of interest and study the difference between their own healthy and diseased cells...
...Every time I watch Sheriff Joe unleash his 'posse' on another neighborhood with a high Hispanic population, arresting people with brown skin for the most stupid of offenses - honking their horn, having a taillight out, not signaling when they change lanes - I have to wonder how anyone could not see this as an assault on an entire race of people." - Columnist Jana Bommersbach (Phoenix
Duke thinks it was the years of regular tanning that caused her melanoma, and the vast majority of scientific literature supports her theory. Exposure to ultraviolet light, whether from the sun or a tanning bed, increases the risk of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, and teenagers - especially pale-skinned redheads like Duke - are considered among the most vulnerable. In July the cancer-research wing of the World Health Organization (WHO) added tanning beds and sunlamps to its list of human-cancer-causing agents. "The risk of cutaneous melanoma is increased by 75% when use of tanning devices starts...
...Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) dismisses such charges as mere ballyhoo, pointing out that the UV light from tanning beds is no different from sunlight - exposure to either one raises the risk of skin cancer - which is why the tanning industry has always emphasized the importance of moderation, says John Overstreet, executive director of the ITA. He adds that technicians at tanning salons are trained to prevent overexposure and sunburns. "If clients get a sunburn, they are not going to come back," says Overstreet...
...their part, skin-cancer experts recommend that people eliminate the risk of overexposure from the start, by covering up in the sun with long sleeves and pants or at the very least wearing sunscreen. That is especially true on summer vacations, when people who have been indoors most of the year suddenly hit the beach for a week. Melanoma is associated with intermittent exposure to intense sun, particularly before the age of 18, so youngsters need to be extra careful about sun protection, says Robert Dellavalle, chief of dermatology at the VA Medical Center in Denver...