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In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Sun Worshipers Beware: There’s More to Sunscreen Than SPF
June 1, 2009 – 8:20 pm | One Comment

Summer’s here, bringing lots of time for fun in the sun but, before heading out to the sand and the surf, sun worshipers should learn more about the sunscreens they rely on, including what’s really …

31% of Americans Don’t Bother with Sunscreen
May 25, 2009 – 11:14 am | 2 Comments

The American Cancer Society says more than one million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year.  Although the chance of developing skin cancer has been directly linked to sun exposure in repeated studies and …

Older Men Least Aware of Melanoma Risk
May 12, 2009 – 7:04 pm | One Comment

Although rare, melanoma is one of the easiest forms of cancer for an individual to detect on his or her own.  After all, it’s a form of skin cancer and can be easily seen by …

Skin Cancer Diagnosis May Be Just A Sniff Away
August 22, 2008 – 5:14 am | No Comment

An early diagnosis for skin cancer may be just a sniff away, according to a report presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. According to the report, odors from the …

Of Mice, Moisturizers, Skin Cancer: Controversy Afoot
August 16, 2008 – 10:45 am | 6 Comments

Albino mice in a Rutgers University laboratory that were pre-treated with ultraviolet (UV) light to simulate the lifelong effect of a human’s sun exposure developed skin cancer when a number of common moisturizing creams were …

Young American Women Getting Tanned to Death
July 12, 2008 – 4:42 pm | 13 Comments

The most lethal form of skin cancer is on the rise in American women aged 15 to 39, according to data provided by the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, operated by the National …

Don’t Get Burned by Your Sunscreen
July 2, 2008 – 6:16 am | One Comment

The plight of 6-year-old Emily Crawley and her little sister, Claire, 3, has brought the safety of sunscreens into question.  The girls’ mother, Michelle, a self-proclaimed sunscreen “freak,” slathered her daughters with sunscreen as usual …

Body’s Natural Fats May Help Slow Skin’s Look of Aging
June 13, 2008 – 5:35 am | 5 Comments

A team of researchers led by Jin Ho Chung have announced the promising findings of a study of skin care formulas based on lipid molecules that seems to minimize the damage of the natural aging …

Eat Your Sunscreen! – 10 Superfoods to Lower Skin Cancer Risk
May 22, 2008 – 3:38 am | 2 Comments

Amidst the spring shower of sunscreen advertisements, we forget there are many ways to lower our risk of developing skin cancer. What we eat can have an impact on whether we will ever have to …

Let The Sunshine In – But How Much?
May 19, 2008 – 10:23 am | One Comment

Mom always told us we needed to spend time in the sun, but watching sunscreen commercials makes us wonder if we should venture beyond the front door unless the moon is shining. Do we really …