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FDA considers tanning bed ban for under 18
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FDA considers tanning bed ban for under 18

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Dermatologists and researchers testified Thursday before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel considering indoor tanning restrictions, officials said.

The panel, which advises the FDA, reviewed the classification of tanning beds and voted to bar those under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning beds.

Some of the members of the FDA panel dissented on the ban, but said while they agreed with the sentiment of a ban, they thought it would be unrealistic to implement a ban and suggested strong warnings and parental notification be implemented instead, ABC-TV news reported.

Ultraviolet lamps for tanning are considered class I medical devices but are subject to relatively few FDA regulations.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, but is one of the few cancers for which there is a preventive option. Using a tanning bed before the age of 35 increases the risk of the deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma, by 75 percent, the Melanoma Research Foundation said.

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Kids with autistic traits not diagnosed

EXETER, England (UPI) -- A British researcher says many children with autistic traits may currently be undiagnosed.

Ginny Russell of the University of Exeter in England says the finding also determined a gender bias in diagnosing children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

Boys are more likely to receive a diagnosis than girls, even when they display equally severe symptoms, Russell says.

Russell is lead researcher in a study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry that finds a large number of undiagnosed children displaying autistic traits -- such as repetitive behaviors, impairments in social interaction, and difficulties with communication.

Furthermore, these behaviors are at levels displayed by children who held a clinical diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders, the researchers say. ASD includes the developmental disorders of autism and of Asperger's syndrome.

"ASD diagnosis currently holds the key to unlocking intervention from school systems and health programs," Russell says in a statement. "Perhaps these resources should be extended and available for children who show autistic impairments but remain undiagnosed."

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Expert: How to find a good baby bottle

CLEVELAND (UPI) -- A wide variety of baby bottles are available but no one product is best so parents should go with what works best for babies, a U.S. professor of nursing says.

Donna Dowling of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland generally suggests using the simpler systems.

"The more parts and tiny areas in the components, the harder it will be to clean," Dowling says in a statement.

Bottle and nipple, she says, need to fit the baby's eating style.

"Babies are different and have different styles of sucking, from the slow to the fast eaters," Dowling says.

Baby bottles come with nipples that have slow, medium or fast flows of milk. Dowling suggests trying a slow or medium flow and staying with that if the baby is comfortable.

Give baby a chance to adapt to a new bottle, she suggests, and don't give up if the baby rejects the bottle on the first feeding -- too many changes of bottle/nipple systems can be frustrating for mother and baby as well as costly.

Dowling and nursing student Laura Tycon reviewed research papers provided by the manufacturers about their products.

The study, published in Nursing for Women's Health, concludes the final choice comes down to the mother's and baby's preference.

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