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Old 02-11-2013, 05:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Thumbs down Nebraska Legislature catches ASA off guard

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2013-01-25T23:00:00Z2013-01-25T21:41:07ZPublic hearing set on tanning billThe Associated PressThe Associated Press
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Nebraska lawmakers heard passionate public testimony Friday about a measure that would ban minors from using tanning beds amid concerns the devices can cause skin cancer.
The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee hearing at the Capitol drew a long list of speakers. Several skin cancer survivors, dermatologists and physicians spoke in favor of the bill (LB132), while representatives of the tanning bed industry opposed it.
Sen. Jeremy Nordquist of Omaha introduced the measure, which would ban minors under the age of 18 from using tanning beds. Nebraska currently doesn't have age restrictions on indoor tanning, but many salons require parental consent for 14- to 16-year-olds.
Barton Bonn, the owner of Ashley Lynn's tanning salon, said if passed, the bill would be among the most restrictive in the United States. Nebraska would become the third state to ban minors from using tanning beds, joining Vermont and California.
Bonn said the legislation is too restrictive, and he asked lawmakers to listen to people in the tanning bed industry as they craft legislation.
"I would hate to see our industry cut off," he said.
State Sen. Mike Gloor of Grand Island said if Bonn wants to be included in drafting a measure, he needs to speak up. He said Bonn has been involved with legislation before and should have known age regulations might be coming his way.
"I think you have a responsibility -- rather than complaining to the committee that you were caught off guard -- to take initiative," Gloor said.
Lincoln tanning salon owner Monica Parris said minors shouldn't be banned from tanning, but she thinks there should be more regulations on how long minors are allowed to tan. She also said parents should be allowed to put limits on the length and frequency of tanning by children.
Doctors and dermatologists provided the committee with several studies linking indoor tanning to skin cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says those under 35 who tan have a 75 percent higher risk of melanoma, a deadly skin cancer.
Creighton nursing Professor Joan Lappe does research on vitamin D and said the potential risks of tanning far outweigh the benefits of receiving vitamin D from ultraviolet rays. She said Nebraskans are better off eating foods rich in vitamin D or taking supplements.
Omaha dermatologist Tricia Hultgren said teens are sucked into tanning by deceptive sexual advertising and celebrities. She said indoor tanning facilities do not tell customers about the risks of tanning.
"We cannot count on parents to make informed decision when the information they are given, in many instances, is not true," she said.
Kasey Shriver, 21, said she was going to tanning salons when she was 14. She was diagnosed with melanoma when she was 17. She testified in favor of the ban, saying teens don't understand the risks and care more about beauty and fitting in.
"I would like to say I live life with no regrets, but using that tanning bed for the first time when I was 14 will forever be my biggest regret," she said
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seriously, who would you believe? 2 tanning salon owners or...

doctors
dermotologists
center for disease control
nursing professor and a
17 year old with melanoma....
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and there lies the problem.
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seriously, who would you believe? 2 tanning salon owners or...

doctors
dermotologists
center for disease control
nursing professor and a
17 year old with melanoma....
None of them!

I don't trust Doctors.
I don't trust Derms they are wanna be Doctors.
I don't trust the CDC.
The nurse does what the Doctor tells them so I can't really trust them.
A 17 year old with melanoma that's a rare but of course the Doctors probably lied and called it melanoma to protect themselves from major lawsuits if they were incorrect.
I wouldn't trust the salon owners.

I trust my own judgement imagine that!
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WOW, if someone was to ask me " what states would never have a 18 ban I would
have said Wyoming and Nebraska" That is a surprise.
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"I don't trust Doctors.
I don't trust Derms they are wanna be Doctors.
I don't trust the CDC."

Once Obamacare kicks in, you will wish you had those doctors back..

Derms are doctors, where do you get your info that they are, 'wanna be Doctors'?
They have more extensive education than GP's...now maybe Chiro's are 'wanna be's"

I live by the CDC...lot of great work comes out of there, some of the most brilliant medical scientist have done wonders...you should see the impressive campus and work they do, your opinions would change
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seriously, who would you believe? 2 tanning salon owners or...

doctors
dermotologists
center for disease control
nursing professor and a
17 year old with melanoma....
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and there lies the problem.

Unfortunately - you both have nailed it. To think otherwise, for the general public, is to have your head in the sand.

Here is the meat of it:

Doctors and dermatologists provided the committee with several studies linking indoor tanning to skin cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says those under 35 who tan have a 75 percent higher risk of melanoma, a deadly skin cancer.
Creighton nursing Professor Joan Lappe does research on vitamin D and said the potential risks of tanning far outweigh the benefits of receiving vitamin D from ultraviolet rays. She said Nebraskans are better off eating foods rich in vitamin D or taking supplements.
Omaha dermatologist Tricia Hultgren said teens are sucked into tanning by deceptive sexual advertising and celebrities. She said indoor tanning facilities do not tell customers about the risks of tanning.
"We cannot count on parents to make informed decision when the information they are given, in many instances, is not true," she said.


That last point is really a big one - they believe that SALONS are the ones lying and giving false info. And the VOLUME of info that comes out would lead anyone to believe that is true, since it is 98% "indoor tanning will give you cancer" (but not much on outside exposure...) and only salons saying "no it won't - they are lying to you".

Personally, I think the BEST "science" is showing the parallels between the SUN and indoor tanning and trying to get folks to logically figure out why the SUN is ok and the SALONS are not - if they are both doing the same thing.......

You have to WANT to look for the bad science. Most don't want to look.
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Re: Nebraska Legislature catches ASA off guard

i have said...to some...

"let's say it's true (but i don;t believe it is) that the sun and tanning beds both cause skin cancer...but realize, skin cancer death rate is not even in the top 10 cancers resulting in death....that not even 8,000 deaths a year are attributed to skin cancer....whereas lung cancer death rates are 160,000. hardly a comparison..."

people die from drowning....are we going to stop swimming? stop drinking water?

moderate drinking of alcohol does'nt seem to cause many if any problems...but abuse it? as with tanning.....abuse it? yes, i assume you will be most at risk for developing problems...but really, abuse tanning? too much sun? are we really even at risk? sun blocks to prevent burning...controlled exposures in a tanning salon...really, whats the real risk? looking healthy and feeling great!!! :)
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"I don't trust Doctors.
I don't trust Derms they are wanna be Doctors.
I don't trust the CDC."

Once Obamacare kicks in, you will wish you had those doctors back..

Derms are doctors, where do you get your info that they are, 'wanna be Doctors'?
They have more extensive education than GP's...now maybe Chiro's are 'wanna be's"

I live by the CDC...lot of great work comes out of there, some of the most brilliant medical scientist have done wonders...you should see the impressive campus and work they do, your opinions would change

You seriously lack a sense of humor.

I haven't visited a Doctor in almost 20 years and don't plan on it anytime soon either!
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Trust Mother Nature, she has no skin in the game.©
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