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ATLANTA - Get a popular gel manicure, and you are going to spend some time under a UV-nail polish dryer to cure the gel and harden the polish. The lamps harden the gel, so that the polish lasts longer ...

If you've ever opted for gel polish at the salon, you're probably used to drying your nails beneath a UV lamp. And perhaps you've found yourself waiting and wondering: How safe are these? Researchers ...