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NIH study links ultraviolet filters to pregnancy delays

Thursday, July 24, 2014

NIH study links ultraviolet filters to pregnancy delays

Researchers identify two chemicals that appear to reduce fertility in men Certain sunscreen chemicals used to protect against ultraviolent rays may impair men’s ability to father children in a timely manner, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health and the New York state Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center.
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2845 ways to spin the Risk

Tuesday, July 22, 2014
In the animation below we show how risks can be ‘spun’ to look bigger or smaller, how medical treatments can be made to seem useless or to be wonder cures, and how lifestyle changes might look worthwhile or not worth bothering with. All by changing the words used, the way the numbers are expressed, and the particular graphics chosen. continue reading

Your Time in the Sun, Measured to the Minute – An App for that

Thursday, July 17, 2014
As in so many situations, your smartphone can come to the rescue, with sunshine prediction and advice apps. continue reading

Japanese burn most in summer while 70% of Germans use sunbeds

Monday, July 14, 2014
'Regular oral Vitamin D supplementation may help guard against skin cancer formation. It is known that Vitamin D is highly photoprotective,' he says. continue reading

Don’t Believe The Anti-Sunscreen Warning On Lululemon’s Bag

Thursday, July 10, 2014
Lululemon Bags say: "Sunscreen absorbed into the skin might be worse for you than sunshine." continue reading

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