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Sorry teens of New York, but there's legislation pending in the state Legislature that would keep anyone under the age of 18 out of indoor tanning booths.

Despite the well-known skin cancer risks associated with indoor tanning, a new study at a midwestern university showed 93 percent of the young women there used tanning beds within the past year, with a fifth doing so 50 times or more.

In a landmark new law, the state of California has prohibited all children under 14 from using tanning beds. State residents between the ages of 14 and 18 will only be allowed to tan under artificial light if they provide proof of parental consent.

(WIBX) - Tanning booths and beds may be even more hazardous to your health than critics first thought.  Researchers have discovered the type of ultraviolet light used in tanning beds may actually reach deep into the skin, causing a high cancer risk...