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Watch sun, heat

So far its been a summer of heat advisories with temperatures near or in the 90s that feel even hotter with the high humidity. To raise awareness of sun safety, Schneck Medical Center and its Cancer Center are recognizing July as UV Safety Month....

The Medical Minute: A darker side of tanning

This year, like every year, more than one-third of Americans will get at least one sunburn. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, the risk of melanoma -- the deadliest type of skin cancer -- more than doubles with just one severe sunburn in childhood or adolescence or from five such overexposures in a lifetime.

New Tax Hits Tanning Salons

Local tanning salons may offer the convenience of bronze skin year-round, but their customers now have to pay more for that coveted sun-kissed glow.

Heed skin cancer warning signs, expert says

At first glance it's an enigma. If ozone depletion in the earth's atmosphere is such a problem, then why are ozone action days alerted when there is too much of it on the ground?

Tanning salon workers feel burn of new tax

COCOA BEACH -- A new 10 percent tax on tanning salon services kicked in on Thursday, and local tanning salon owners are sizzling mad about it.