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...literature supports her theory. Exposure to ultraviolet light, whether from the sun or a tanning bed, increases the risk of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, and teenagers - especially pale-skinned redheads like Duke - are considered among the most vulnerable. In July the cancer-research wing of the World Health Organization (WHO) added tanning beds and sunlamps to its list of human-cancer-causing agents. "The risk of cutaneous melanoma is increased by 75% when use of tanning devices starts before 30 years of age," reads a statement on the WHO website...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cancer and Teen Tanning: Where's the Regulation? | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

...happiest man in the world. I just climbed a beautiful mountain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

CLIFTON MALONEY, husband of New York Representative Carolyn Maloney, after summiting Cho Oyu, the sixth tallest mountain in the world, on Sept. 25. The 71-year-old avid outdoorsman, who was said to be in excellent health, was found dead the following morning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

...think world leaders are putting enough effort into combatting global warming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Kofi Annan | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

...sure the member states are ready to give the U.N. a standing army. For two years, U.N. operations in Darfur have been asking for 18 helicopters. [Member countries say] they don't have them. No one can pretend that the world cannot produce 18 helicopters. It's a question of will. And I don't think you will see a U.N. army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Kofi Annan | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

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