Free sunbeds danger
A CHAIN of Scottish sunbed salons which has offered a day of free sessions to customers has been criticised for "irresponsible marketing" by doctors and cancer charities.
Hot, which runs 13 salons across Glasgow, Greenock, Dumbarton and Paisley, is offering the chance to have a free six minutes' worth up to 6 on Saturday.
The offer comes after 14-year-old Kirsty MacRae, from Wales, suffered first-degree burns after spending 19 minutes in an unmanned tanning salon.
Professor Rona Mackie, a senior research fellow for the Department of Public Health, who is based at Glasgow University, described the offer as "unwise." She said: "Sunbed use is proven to increase the risk of skin cancer."
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