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FDA Changes Rules for Sunscreen

When I was a kid, I don’t remember having sunscreen. Oh, we had tanning oil, so I could try to cook my skin and make it a deep brown like my friends (that never worked). Today, most parents don’t send their children outside unless they are slathered in sunscreen. But, the labeling has gotten confusing. It’s like the manufacturers thought “If SPF 30 sounds good, let’s release SPF 100!” Some are waterproof, some say “broad spectrum” – what does it all mean? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally decided to put some rules on what manufacturers can and can’t … Continue reading →

Genetic Mutation Seems to Heal Rare Form of Skin Cancer

Usually, when an article that you find online uses both the word “cancer” and the word “genetic” in the title, what follows is information about another gene that appears to increase the risk that people who have that particular genetic mutation. However, this time the news is a lot more positive than what you may be expecting. Scientists have found a genetic fault that seems to cause a rare form of skin cancer to spontaneously heal itself. It is always good to know your genetic legacy. If many people in your family tree have had a certain kind of cancer, … Continue reading →

Environmental Working Group Recommends Few Sunscreens for Use

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It’s almost summertime and here in Jacksonville, North Carolina, it is already heating up. Most moms start stocking up on sunscreen to slather on themselves and their little ones, but you may want to know about the latest study from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) EWG has conducted a study on the safety of sunscreens for the past four years. This year, they only recommended 39 sunscreens, which make up only 8 percent of the approximately 1,400 tested. Two things in particular worried the EWG when they were conducting the study. One was that they felt many sunscreens exaggerated their … Continue reading →