Tag: skin cancer

Junk Food Dims the Brain; Alarming Trends...

Junk Food Dims the Brain; Alarming Trends in Heroin Use; and Indoor Tanning Rates Drop

July 10, 2015

Melanoma Rate Doubles; The Skinny on Healthy...

The rate of diagnoses for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has doubled between 1982 and 2011, the U.S....

June 5, 2015

Tanning Salons Sued for Alleged False Safety...

Alleged false advertisement about the so-called “safety” of indoor tanning salons has prompted the New York Attorney General to sue...

April 27, 2015

X-Men Star: Protect Skin With Sunscreen

Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine, a superhero with fast-acting healing powers, in the X-Men blockbuster movie series. Off-screen, he’s battling skin...

October 29, 2014

Dementia Risk Factors, Stroke Prevention & Other...

Your blood type may play a small role in your risk for dementia, a new study finds. People with blood...

September 12, 2014

The Risks of Tanning

Despite the fact that exposure to ultraviolet rays (UV) is known to cause skin cancer – the most common of...

August 20, 2014

Melanoma Alert, Lung Cancer Research, Kids in...

The incidence of melanoma — an aggressive form of skin cancer — has spiked a whopping 200 percent since 1973,...

August 1, 2014

Decoding Sunscreen Labels

Confused by all those sunscreen tubes and bottles (at least 1,400 products) on the market? Thanks to new federal laws,...

June 28, 2013

Skin Cancer Does Not Discriminate

An aggressive form of skin cancer silenced the living voice of Bob Marley, the legendary reggae star, who died more...

June 21, 2013

Busting the Top 5 Skin Cancer Myths

So you thought you wouldn't get a sunburn on a cloudy day. Or you were under the impression that sunscreens...

May 28, 2013

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