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A Sunglass Lens Primer – When UV Protection and Fashion Meet
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 14:59 in Style & Living | viewed 711 times | 1 Comment
Anti-reflective coatings cut glare in both the daylight, and for nighttime driving.... (Continue reading)
UV Safe Eyes – Editor’s Top 5 Tips
Exposure to the sun's UV rays has been linked to eye damage, including cataracts, macular degeneration, pingueculae, pterygia and photokeratitis, ailments that can lead to permanent or temporary vision loss.... (Continue reading)
Skin Cancer Foundation Best Bet: Hat Trick
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 12:17 in Beauty & Skin Care, Style & Living | viewed 845 times | 1 Comment
Skin Cancer Foundation Best Bet: Hat Trick. The five-inch brim with little gold grommets is wide enough to shield both your face and neck from the sun.... (Continue reading)
The Basics: Sun Sense Recommendations
Written on 14 Feb, 2010 at 12:16 in Beauty & Skin Care, Featured, Wellspring Wellness | viewed 598 times | 0 Comments
Exposure from the sun causes aging, wrinkles and worse, as studies show, the sun often acts as a precursor to skin cancer. Thus, recommendations from the American Academy of Dermatology and the Center for Disease Control should be taken to... (Continue reading)
Never Burn Again – Protect Your Skin
Written on 4 Aug, 2009 at 23:10 in Beauty & Skin Care, Physician’s Corner | viewed 551 times | 2 Comments
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., with more than one million Americans diagnosed each year, according to the American Academy of Dermatologists.... (Continue reading)
Tanning Beds Can Be Deadly, Cancer Risk Up 75 Percent
Written on 30 Jul, 2009 at 5:46 in Beauty & Skin Care, Physician’s Corner | viewed 340 times | 0 Comments
A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30... (Continue reading)
How Skin Cancer Changed My Life
Written on 29 Jul, 2009 at 20:36 in Beauty & Skin Care, Wellspring Wellness | viewed 445 times | 0 Comments
A few days later, Gold got a phone call from her doctor: The small tissue sample had come back from the lab as abnormal... (Continue reading)
New Powdered Sunscreens Ease Application
Written on 21 Jul, 2009 at 1:55 in Beauty & Skin Care, Style & Living | viewed 530 times | 1 Comment
Sunforgettable combines the convenience of SPF 30 sunblock in a mineral powder with UVA and UVB protection. The powder comes with different applicators to roll, brush or shake to apply the sunscreen on top of makeup.... (Continue reading)
Blood Test To Determine Melanoma Survival Rates
Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 20:57 in Physician’s Corner | viewed 366 times | 0 Comments
In looking at the morphology of cells through the microscope we’re using methods that were used 150 years ago. It is an integration of everything that’s going on at the level of DNA and protein.... (Continue reading)
SunSafe Designer is Pioneer in Chic, Sun-Free Fashion and Fabrics
Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 12:31 in Beauty & Skin Care, Story of the Week, Style & Living | viewed 830 times | 1 Comment
I knew that sunscreens alone would not provide enough coverage for my fair skinned children who wanted to be out on the beach all day...... (Continue reading)