FDA Panel: Restrict Tanning Beds

Courtesy WebMD Health  Thu, 03/25/2010 - 18:06

An expert panel today advised the FDA to restrict tanning beds for kids under 18 -- and seemed likely to put other restrictions on the devices, which are linked to skin cancer.


 

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