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Healthy Monday Tip #22 — Stock up for summer sun
The Fitness Center - Orlando SentinelThe Healthy Monday Campaign has designated Monday as the day to start and sustain healthy habits. Why Mondays? It’s the January of the week, the perfect time for a fresh start. By setting a day (Monday) every week for people to think about and focus... -
Sunblocks are the new multi-taskers
Los Angeles TimesThe beginning of summer always seems to be accompanied by an onslaught of sunscreens. The market is crowded with lotions and sprays, powders and lip balms, and, increasingly, multi-tasking products with inventive application methods that are touted for...Tags: Self Tanning, Health, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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First Dangerous Heat Wave of the Season Expected to Arrive this Weekend
Dept. of HealthWith hot temperatures and high humidity expected to make an early appearance in some parts of Pennsylvania this Memorial Day weekend, the Departments of Health and Aging are urging everyone to take simple steps to prevent serious heat-related illness or...Tags: Health, Symptoms, Heat Stroke, Automotive Equipment, High Blood Pressure
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Stay safe in summer sun: Tips on how to protect yourself as temps heat up
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comTanned skin used to be a sign of someone who lives an active, healthy outdoor lifestyle. But that was before we knew better. Doctors have told us that tanning is actually damaging your skin. And the American Cancer Society reports that skin cancer is...Tags: Skin Damage, Target, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Skin Cancer, Cancer
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Consumer Reports rates sunscreens; drugstore brand a best buy
With the unofficial start of summer just days away, it’s time to stock up on sunscreen. Does it matter which one you buy? Consumer Reports tested some popular brands, and found that it does, but the best choices are not necessarily the most...
Tags: Sting, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Consumers, Food and Drug Administration, Skin Cancer
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Be sun savvy this summer
FARGO, N.D. - Recently we packed away our winter hats, boots and scarves to prepare for summer. I decided we needed to pull out some floppy-brimmed hats, along with our gardening tools, mower, balls and bats. On the nutrition and health side, exposure...Tags: Vitamin D, Health, Mole (lesion), Food and Drug Administration, Tortillas
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Mom's Summer Survival Guide: Fun in the sun ... safely
Temperatures are getting hotter, the days longer and school is almost out for summer. WSBT is continuing its series "Mom's Summer Survival Guide," by taking a look at protecting your child's skin and eyes this summer. There are three things no one...
Tags: Skin Conditions, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Macular Degeneration
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Young adults risking cancer for suntans
The Baltimore Sun (MCT)Two new government studies show young people are still putting themselves at risk for skin cancer by getting sunburned and going to indoor tanning beds. One study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that half of those aged 18...Tags: Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Skin Cancer, Cancer
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Our View: Heat brings a new set of needs
We don’t have to tell our readers what to do when it gets hot out. Many of us were born and raised here, or have had at least enough triple-digit experience to know what to do to protect ourselves. Water, shade, covered up, sunscreen on, take...Tags: Sun-Damaged Skin, Weather Reports, Heat Stroke, Skin Cancer, Weather
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com
May 21, 2012
Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...Tags: Calcium, Vitamin D, Symptoms, Urine, Strep Throat
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New sunscreen labels shed better light on UV protection
Since the advent of sunscreen, we've looked to the almighty SPF number as the gauge by which we protect our skin from the hot South Florida sun. Turns out that number has been awfully misleading.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is overhauling how...Tags: Skin Damage, Health, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Consumers, Fort Lauderdale
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What's in sunscreen? What do the labels tell us?
Sun worshippers, be warned! On Friday, May 11, the Food and Drug Administration announced it is delaying comprehensive new sunscreen standards for six more months. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) criticized the FDA for failing to protect consumers....
Tags: Health, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Consumers, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Procedures and Tests
May 28, 2012
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May 21, 2012
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May 21, 2012
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May 18, 2012
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May 11, 2012
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