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...industry, although several other states, including California, are considering legislation. U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety standards, which include warnings to wear goggles and limit exposure, are patchily enforced. Most sun- lamp worshipers assume they are protected because the type of radiation produced in most tanning machines is largely UVA (alpha) light instead of UVB (beta) light, which quickly reddens fair skin. Although alpha rays do not appear to burn, says Dr. Michael Franzblau, president of the Congress of California Dermatological Societies, "they're even more dangerous because of the damage they cause to underlying tissue." UVA, he explains...
Alpha rays can also weaken the body's immune system and possibly lower resistance to disease, says Dermatologist John Epstein of the University of California at San Francisco. Epstein and other researchers believe that UVA exposure may promote skin cancer. "The presumption, based on animal studies, is that if you go into an indoor tanning salon, then go out into the sun, you increase the risk of skin cancer," says Dr. Nicholas Lowe of the University of California, Los Angeles...
...salon for 30 minutes a day for two weeks before a Palm Springs vacation. Like many others, she is convinced that a parlor "base tan" effectively protects against sunburn. Some researchers agree, as long as the tanning is gradual. But many others contend it is a "myth" that a UVA base tan can provide protection. Dermatologist Gary Peck of the National Cancer Institute predicts that today's tanners will pay the price tomorrow. At the very least, they are the ones who will be slathering on anti-aging cream "to get rid of the wrinkles caused by the exposure...
...only other Harvard player in thetournament, freshman Amy Delon, played doubleswith Dragomirescu. After coming back from threematch points, the duo lost in a three-set decisionto a UVA team in the first round
Women's tennis 6, UVa...