... because; * Exposure to solar and artificial UV radiation is widely recognized as a leading and preventable cause of skin cancer * Exposure to high levels of sunlight makes you four times more likely to develop cataracts in your eyes * Sunburn can change the distribution and function of disease-fighting white blood cells and damage our DNA (Information from http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/sunshine/index.shtml) Sun beds... Sun beds are becoming more and more popular. More than 10% of the population in northern Europe use sun beds to get a tan, and with more than 24% of British teenagers, aged 16-24, have used a sun bed. Britain has children as young as 13 with memberships to tanning salon. Sun bed contains fluorescent tubes which emit predominantly UVA and some UVB which both damage DNA in skin cells. Researchers say: "However, in recent years, lamps of sun beds have been manufactured that produced higher levels of UVB to mimic the ...

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