Slip! Slop! Slap! Wrap! The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day as “Don’t Fry Day.” The goal? To make sure people stay safe in the sun and protect their skin while enjoying the outdoors—on “Don’t Fry Day” and every day. Here’s why. Skin cancer is on the rise [...]
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Dermatologists Advise: Slip! Slop! Slap! Wrap!
Posted by admin on May 18, 2012
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Dermatologists Declare : Don’t Fry Day!
Don’t Fry Day - Dermatologists Declare Don’t Fry Day to Protect Your Skin From Skin Cancer The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention Encourages Everyone to Protect Your Skin Today and Every Day The National Council Declares the Friday before Memorial Day, May 25, 2012 is “Don’t Fry Day” To Encourage Sun Safety Awareness To help [...]
Posted by admin on May 18, 2012
http://dermatologistsblog.com/sunscreens/dermatologists-declare-dont-fry-day/
Knowing risks of tanning does not impact tanning behaviors in members of sororities on a big 12 campus
Knowledge is not power: Knowing risks of tanning does not impact tanning behaviors in members of sororities on a big 12 campus Author Interview :Whitney Hovenic, MD Chief Resident Department of Dermatology University of Missouri 1 Hospital Drive MA111 Columbia, Mo 65212 What are the main findings of the study? Our study demonstrated that tanning is occuring at an [...]
Posted by admin on March 3, 2012
http://dermatologistsblog.com/aad-american-academy-dermatology/knowing-risks-of-tanning-does-not-impact-tanning-behaviors-in-members-of-sororities-on-a-big-12-campus/
Grape Compounds May Off Ultraviolet Protection
Some compounds found in grapes help to protect skin cells from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, according to a study by researchers from the University of Barcelona and the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council). The study supports the use of grapes or grape derivatives in sun protection products. Ultraviolet (UV) rays emitted by the sun are [...]
Posted by admin on July 29, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/sunburns/grape-compounds-may-off-ultraviolet-protection/
1 tiny electron could be key to future drugs that repair sunburn
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers who have been working for nearly a decade to piece together the process by which an enzyme repairs sun-damaged DNA have finally witnessed the entire process in full detail in the laboratory. What they saw contradicts fundamental notions of how key biological molecules break up during the repair of sunburn – [...]
Posted by admin on July 25, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/sunburns/1-tiny-electron-could-be-key-to-future-drugs-that-repair-sunburn/
Parents’ Summer Safety Survival Kit
Source: Loyola University Health System Newswise — MAYWOOD, Ill. – Summer fun is in full swing, which coincides with an increase in bumps, bruises, scrapes and possibly worse. To keep kids safe, prevention and first-aid should be at the forefront of parents’ minds this summer according to Dr. Karen Judy, Loyola University Health System pediatric [...]
Posted by admin on July 15, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/sunscreens/parents%e2%80%99-summer-safety-survival-kit/
Discovery of why sunburn hurts could lead to new pain relief for inflammatory conditions
Discovery of why sunburn hurts could lead to new pain relief for inflammatory conditions Researchers at King’s College London have found a molecule in the body which controls sensitivity to pain from UVB irradiation, identifying it as a new target for medicines to treat pain caused by other common inflammatory conditions such as arthritis IMAGE: [...]
Posted by admin on July 6, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/sunburns/discovery-of-why-sunburn-hurts-could-lead-to-new-pain-relief-for-inflammatory-conditions/
Do Tans Protect Against Sun Damage?
DermatologistsBlog.com Editor’s Note: The following article confirms that tanning booth radiation does not protect against sunburn. Natural UVB-induced tanning may give some small measure of burn protection but at a cost of damage to the skin from the UVB tan itself. Notation: UVB=shorter wavelength ‘burning’ radiation UVA=longer wavelength deeper penetrating ultraviolet light that causes a [...]
Posted by admin on January 24, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/tanning-booths/tans-protect-sun-damage/
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