1 Ban on bed tans.

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California is the first state to prohibit the use of ultraviolet radiation tanning beds by anyone under age 18. Supporters said the increase in melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, among young people required the complete ban. The previous law required only parental permission for children between the ages of 14 and 17. Melanoma is the No. 1 cancer killer of young women between the ages of 25 and 30, and second only to breast cancer in 30- to 34-year-olds. "Indoor tanning is especially harmful because of the intense and dangerous type of UV rays emitted from the tanning beds," California Senator Ted Lieu said. "Moreover, the skin...