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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: Politics, Swimming, Skin Cancer Foundation, Mole (lesion), Sun-Damaged Skin

    2. Sep 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Your Stylist: All-natural skin brightening treatments

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

  3. 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...
    4. Oct 5, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 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: Alan Turing, Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Science, Nazi Party

    5. Jul 26, 2005 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Beauty and the Bleach

    Times Staff Writer
    For 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: Education, Discrimination, Satellite and Cable Service, Science and Technology, National or Ethnic Minorities

    6. May 11, 2012 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Top 4 Health Tips: What's your skin cancer risk

    Here are more reasons to do regular checks of your skin for cancer risks: Melanoma rates in young women have skyrocketed. A Mayo Clinic study found they've increased eightfold from 1970 to 2009. The June issue of Women's Health magazine, published by...

    Tags: Basal Cell Carcinoma, Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Mayo Clinic, Skin Cancer

    7. May 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. 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: Arthritis, Ophthalmology, Symptoms, Northwood, Diabetes

    8. Oct 26, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. 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: Prostate, Diseases and Illnesses, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Weight, Birth Defects

    9. Jul 21, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. 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.
    Tribune reporters
    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: Age Spots, Companies and Corporations, Beauty Products, Tammy Baldwin, Dianne Feinstein

    10. Jul 1, 2010 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. Tanning salons say new tax will drive away customers

    A siesta under the sunlamp becomes 10 percent more expensive Thursday with the start of a new federal tax on indoor tanning.
    A siesta under the sunlamp becomes 10 percent more expensive Thursday with the start of a new federal tax on indoor tanning. The tax, created by Congress to help pay for the national health care overhaul, worries some tanning salon operators who said...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Politics, Skin Damage, Personal Service, Happiness (state of mind)

    11. May 18, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 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: Education, Age Spots, Companies and Corporations, Death, Dominican Republic

    12. May 28, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 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: Age Spots, Philippines, Health Organizations, Freckles (complexion), Drugs and Medicines

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