WORST IDEA 5/28/10: Using a tanning bed

As if we needed a study to tell us that baking oneself in a tanning bed might have some negative effects, we now have a definitive study that says just that. New research shows that people who use tanning beds have a 74% increased risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer. On the positive side, these people, you know, before they die, have that appealing orange glow that attracts Jersey Shore meatheads, Donald Trump and people with an unholy fixation on Oompa Loompas.

Tanning Beds Triple Melanoma Risk