Tanning booths popular among girls

Almost a third of white teenage girls have used tanning booths several times, according to a study in the September issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

The statistic comes from a 1996 survey of 6,900 teenagers. Slightly more than 11 percent of the boys reported using indoor tanning facilities at least once.

Repeated exposure to ultraviolet rays in indoor tanning can cause skin cancer and premature aging, said the study’s author, a Case Western Reserve University researcher. Read more.