Don’t Get Burned by Your Sunscreen
July 2, 2008 by MedHeadlines
Filed under FDA, Prevention, Skin
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 when the Ohio family recently vacationed in Key Largo, Florida. Unfortunately, the girls soon became “fried beyond belief.” Read more
Eat Your Sunscreen! - 10 Superfoods to Lower Skin Cancer Risk
May 22, 2008 by AvoidCancerNow
Filed under BLOGS, Cancer, Prevention, Skin
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 hear those words, “you have skin cancer!” Read more
The Shady Side of Sunscreen
May 4, 2008 by AvoidCancerNow
Filed under BLOGS, Cancer, Lifestyle, Prevention, Skin
Most health care professionals advise the use of sunscreen for everyone - but unlike people, sunscreens are not all created equal. The Environmental Working Group investigated 1,015 brand name sunscreen products. Of these they found that only 25% were both safe and effective.
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