Sunbed campaign targets schools
Schoolchildren are being given the chance to quiz skin cancer experts and victims over the dangers of sunbeds. The Sunsmart campaign was launched at Bishop Gore Comprehensive in Swansea and will visit other schools in Wales. It follows the case of Kirsty McRae who suffered 70% burns on her body and ended up on a drip in hospital after using a
coin-operated sunbed in Barry.........Calls to staff all tanning salons
Calls for unstaffed tanning salons to be banned after a 14-year-old burnt over 70% of her body have been made by dermatologists and politicians. A health and safety inquiry is underway into Kirsty McRae's 19-minute use of the salon in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. Swansea East MP Sian James said the case was the "tip of the iceberg" of youngsters using such salons. Salon owner James Hadley said he actively tried to discourage under-16s from using his shop.Kirsty, from Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, said she took full
responsibility for using the unstaffed ..........
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