The health care bill that became law in late March is packed with major reforms. There’s an individual mandate, a system of exchanges, new government subsidies and a ban on some of the practices in the insurance industry.
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According to new research, people who regularly use tanning beds meet the typical addiction criteria. Also, according to HealthDay.com, a proportion of people who repeatedly bask under sun lamps who meet the standard criteria for addiction reported higher levels of anxiety and substance use. There may be hope though for hard-core tanning bed users; experts say if people truly are addicted to using tanning beds, then addiction treatments might actually help prevent skin cancer.
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The cancer risks of tanning are real – concludes the World Health Organization (WHO). The result of the findings is the possible move by the FDA to ban people under the age of 18 from using tanning beds.
MSNBC reports that an advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration recommended that stricter regulations be put on artificial tanning. The proposal suggests necessitating parental consent or banning the use of the machines by teens altogether.
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Plastic Surgeons and dermatologists are letting out a huge sigh of relief since the tax on elective cosmetic surgery, also known as the “bo-tax,” has been dismissed. The new tax that is proposed in the health care bill will be on indoor tanning services.
NYTimes.com reported that the 10% tax on “fake” tanning services will go into effect in July 2010 which means any indoor tanning services provider must add that additional tax onto their services. By 2020 this new tax will have raised close to $3 billion, this money will go to help millions of Americans obtain health insurance.
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