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Derm: Melanin a Sunscreen ‘Alternative’
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
A Manchester University dermatology professor told the British press this week that melanin produced in the skin by a new experimental drug without UV exposure could be “an alternative to commercial sunscreens” — a statement that seems to implicitly acknowledge that suntans protect against sunburn and that tanned skin is more resistant to skin cancer.
Scientists create tanning implant
Monday, August 29, 2011
An implant that tans the skin for up to three months without the risk of cancer has been created by scientists.
The size of a grain of rice, it oozes a drug that changes the skin’s colour by stimulating melanin production while also acting as a sunblock against UV rays.
Study: UV Suppresses MS Symptoms
Friday, August 26, 2011
A University of Wisconsin study suggests that UV exposure, totally independent of vitamin D production, suppresses an animal model of multiple sclerosis — another indication that UV exposure’s positive influence extends well beyond vitamin D production.
Patricia Buffler Gives Opening Address at North American Congress of Epidemiology June 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
| Focus Is On The Responsibility of Epidemiologists To Be Skeptical Of Findings And Engaged With The Public “There can be quantum leaps in the wrong direction,” warned The University of California Berkeley’s Patricia Buffler in giving her opening address at the recent 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology in Montreal. |
Prescription Painkiller-Related Deaths On The Rise
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The number of deaths from prescription painkillers — opioids, such as OxyContin, Vicodin and hydrocodone — in the United States has now surpassed that of skin cancer, alcoholic liver disease and HIV, according to a new study published online in the British Medical Journal.
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