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How to protect the scalp from skin cancer
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAs 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: Skin Cancer, Sun-Damaged Skin, Politics, Scalp, Skin Cancer Foundation
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Your Stylist: All-natural skin brightening treatments
All The RageYour Stylist: all natural skin brightening products and treatments.... -
Science tackles your tan
Brand XBreaking 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... -
Transhumans in space
Today, Hickam and Simberg debate genetic solutions to the challenges of long-term space travel. Previously they discussed the grudge match between private space entrepreneurs and the federal space agency, examined the moon and Mars for signs of human life...Tags: Nazi Party, Aging, Biotechnology Industry, Science, Alan Turing
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Beauty and the Bleach
Times Staff WriterFor many Southern Californians, summer is the season for beaches, chaise longues and the quest for the perfect tan. Not for Margaret Qiu. She and thousands of other Asian American women are going to great lengths to avoid the sun -- fighting to...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Age Spots, Science and Technology, Satellite and Cable Service, Minority Groups
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Are sunless tanning products safe?
Premium Health News ServiceQ. I like to look tanned, but I'm somewhat fair-skinned and can't be in the sun much. Are self-tanning lotions and sprays a good idea? Are they safe? A. Sunless tanning sprays and lotions can make your skin look tanned without exposing it to the sun's...Tags: Skin Cancer, Personal Service, Food and Drug Administration, Symptoms, Self Tanning
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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.
Her eyes got worse over the next few days so she went to a local hospital to see an...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Symptoms, Northwood, University of Baltimore, Inflammation
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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.
Vitamin D is required for the proper absorption...Tags: Medical Research, Cesarean Section, Breast Cancer, Immune System, Prostate
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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: Tammy Baldwin, Companies and Corporations, Hormones and Metabolism, Age Spots, Dianne Feinstein
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Mercury Found in Skin Creams
Tribune reportersSome 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: Companies and Corporations, Medical Research, Age Spots, Pakistan, Johns Hopkins University
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FDA widens mercury-skin lightening cream investigation
Tribune staff reportersThe 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: Age Spots, Medical Procedures and Tests, Mexico, Philippines, Family
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Alternatives to Tanning Beds
KIAHWednesday, 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
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