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Take a ride on the shady side
HealthKey.com contributorJust because you're sitting in a vehicle doesn't mean you're invisible. The sun's UVA rays easily penetrate through your car's window glass. So whether you're taking the family out for a Sunday drive, taking off on a road trip or just zipping down the...Tags: Sunglasses, Vehicles, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Dermatology, Skin Cancer Foundation
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Cancer awareness
McClatchy TribuneRhonda McCartt was in shock when a mammogram and biopsy revealed precancerous cells in her breast. In the past, such a diagnosis would have been a signal to wait and worry, with close monitoring to see whether the cells became cancerous. These days, as...Tags: Surgery, Liver, Tumors, Breast, Breast Cancer
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Keep dogs safe in summertime
Animal Crazy - Orlando SentinelWe have a few reminders from American Kennel Club Canine Partners about summertime hazards for dogs and how to avoid them. Keep cool. When heat and humidity are making you uncomfortable, chances are that your dog is suffering too and is becoming... -
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Sunscreen or Smoke Screen?
Tribune reporterCrystal Lake, Illinois' Peggy Lim has a healthy respect for the sun's powerful ultraviolet rays, and on a recent shopping trip she agonized over choosing a sunscreen for her three children. "I've always heard the higher the SPF (sun protection factor)...Tags: Surgery, California, Merck & Company Incorporated, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Yale School of Medicine
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Sunscreen or smoke screen?
Crystal Lake's Peggy Lim has a healthy respect for the sun's powerful ultraviolet rays, and on a recent shopping trip she agonized over choosing a sunscreen for her three children.
"I've always heard the higher the SPF (sun protection factor) the better,...Tags: Surgery, Dermatology, Drugs and Medicines, Merck & Company Incorporated, Yale School of Medicine
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
HealthKey.com contributorSquamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is caused by changing cells. It can occur anywhere in the body but appears most often in areas that have had frequent sun exposure: ears, lower lip, face, scalp, neck, hands, arms and legs. Stages: From Easily Curable to...Tags: Surgery, Cryosurgery, Health Organizations, Squamous Cell Cancer, Skin Cancer Foundation
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Tanning tax gets partly sunny reaction
A 10% tanning bed tax hasn't deterred people with a hankering for golden-brown skin, salon owners said, but it is changing how they go about getting it. Passed in December as part of the federal government's health-care-reform act, the indoor sun bed...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics, State Budgets, VH1 (tv network)
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Recipe for D-Ficiency
McClatchy NewspapersIf the sun burned out and all the cows died, pretty soon we'd all be walking around with rickets. Happily, the sun is still shining - that's pretty much a given in this heat - and the pastures are still populated with grazing bovines. But rickets is...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Mushrooms, Common Cold, Colleges and Universities, Dermatology
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10 Facts About Sunscreen
![<em style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold"> Will sunscreens protect me?</em>](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-04/48360220-22121815-187105.jpg "<em style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold\"> Will sunscreens protect me?</em>")
McClatchy/Tribune NewsWill sunscreens protect me? They can help, the FDA says. But take their label claims with a large grain of salt. The FDA has been trying since 1999 to get sunscreen makers to stop using what it calls "unsupported, absolute and/or misleading and confusing...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Melanin, Skin Damage, Diseases and Illnesses, Dermatology
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Sun-Kissed Kids?
!["Mom, dad, can I go out and play?" How many times have you heard that? Even from an early age, kids love to spend time outdoors. Unfortunately, 54 percent of children burn or tan in their second summer, and 22 percent burn in their first, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Moreover, most kids receive between 50 and 80 percent of their lifetime sun exposure before they turn 18 years old.](http://www.healthkey.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-04/53540668-29151329-187105.jpg ""Mom, dad, can I go out and play?\" How many times have you heard that? Even from an early age, kids love to spend time outdoors. Unfortunately, 54 percent of children burn or tan in their second summer, and 22 percent burn in their first, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Moreover, most kids receive between 50 and 80 percent of their lifetime sun exposure before they turn 18 years old.")
HealthKey.com contributor"Mom, dad, can I go out and play?" How many times have you heard that? Even from an early age, kids love to spend time outdoors. Unfortunately, 54 percent of children burn or tan in their second summer, and 22 percent burn in their first, according to the...Tags: Mole (lesion), Health Organizations, Skin Cancer Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Happiness (state of mind)
May 14, 2010
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Jul 15, 2010
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May 24, 2010
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May 26, 2010
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Jul 15, 2010
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Aug 13, 2010
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Jul 26, 2009
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May 7, 2010
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