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    Jul 24, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. How to protect the scalp from skin cancer

    As summer heats up, we've learned to slather SPF 15 or higher all over our bodies and faces in an effort to prevent sun damage and skin cancer. We've also been told to recite our ABCs when checking for unusual moles: asymmetry, border irregularity and uneven color. Unfortunately, our scalps are often neglected. Sunscreen is transparent on skin, but who wants to go to work with greasy roots? How many people wear a hat during their lunch break? And who can see a mole on top of her own head?
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    As summer heats up, we've learned to slather SPF 15 or higher all over our bodies and faces in an effort to prevent sun damage and skin cancer. We've also been told to recite our ABCs when checking for unusual moles: asymmetry, border irregularity and...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Sunburn, Sun-Damaged Skin, Skin Cancer, Elections

    2. May 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Rare disorder nearly takes Baltimore woman's sight

    When Tamika Morgan developed red irritated eyes in the fall of 2010, she wasted no time heading to an optometrist at a local retail store who gave her drops for pink eye.
    When Tamika Morgan developed red irritated eyes in the fall of 2010, she wasted no time heading to an optometrist at a local retail store who gave her drops for pink eye. Her eyes got worse over the next few days so she went to a local hospital to see an...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Blindness, Arthritis, Symptoms, University of Baltimore

    3. Oct 26, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Dark-skinned men at risk of vitamin D deficiency

    Men who spend little time in the sun, live in northern locales or have dark skin may need to increase their intake of vitamin D to prevent deficiency, a Northwestern University medical researcher has found.
    Men who spend little time in the sun, live in northern locales or have dark skin may need to increase their intake of vitamin D to prevent deficiency, a Northwestern University medical researcher has found. Vitamin D is required for the proper absorption...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chicago Marathon, Immune System, Birth Defects, Drugs and Medicines

    4. Sep 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Your Stylist: All-natural skin brightening treatments

    All The Rage
    Your Stylist: all natural skin brightening products and treatments....
    5. Oct 15, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Science tackles your tan

    Brand X
    Breaking news for fake-bakers! Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have recently isolated the enzyme that keeps pasty people pasty, and are developing a cream that would block the enzyme which blocks melanin production. This breakthrough can...
    6. Jul 21, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Bill calls for stricter rules on cosmetics

    U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced legislation Tuesday that would toughen safety standards for cosmetics, including requiring regular government testing of products for hazardous ingredients. The call for testing of cosmetics — from...

    Tags: Beauty Products and Fragrances, Consumers, Dianne Feinstein, Services and Shopping, Age Spots

    7. May 18, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Mercury Found in Skin Creams

    Some creams promising to lighten skin, eliminate age spots and zap freckles contain high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause severe health problems, a Chicago Tribune investigation has found.
    Tribune reporters
    Some creams promising to lighten skin, eliminate age spots and zap freckles contain high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause severe health problems, a Chicago Tribune investigation has found. The newspaper sent 50 skin-lightening creams to...

    Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Consumers, Education, Dominican Republic, India

    8. May 28, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. FDA widens mercury-skin lightening cream investigation

    Tribune staff reporters
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is broadening its investigation of mercury in skin-lightening creams after more than a dozen people using products in California and Virginia were found to have elevated levels of the toxic metal. State and federal...

    Tags: Philippines, Health Organizations, Family, Medical Procedures and Tests, Age Spots

    9. Jul 29, 2009 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  9. Alternatives to Tanning Beds

    Wednesday, the World Now Organization announced that tanning beds definitely cause cancer.
    KIAH
    Wednesday, the World Now Organization announced that tanning beds definitely cause cancer. So, now what do you do to get that "healthy glow" without putting yourself at risk? Spray on tanning is an option. We went to Body Brushed inside Tranquility...

    Tags: Personal Service

    10. Jul 26, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 10 Facts About Sunscreen

    <em style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold"> Will sunscreens protect me?</em>
    McClatchy/Tribune News
    Will 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: Diseases and Illnesses, Sunburn, Multiple Sclerosis, Education, Skin Cancer

    11. May 18, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Some skin whitening creams contain toxic mercury, testing finds

    Some creams promising to lighten skin, eliminate age spots and zap freckles contain high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause severe health problems, a Tribune investigation has found. The newspaper sent 50 skin-lightening creams to a...

    Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Consumers, Education, Pakistan, Age Spots

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