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Nine Days with Cancer
Jim Mitchem learned a lot in nine days.Previously published on Obsessed with Conformity.Two weeks ago today I wrote a post on cancer and its mystery. It was in response to the guy from the Beastie...
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Your Body Wants You to Know: Sunburns Are a Big Deal
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.—As far as health concerns go, we tend to look at sunburns as more of an annoyance than a big health risk. Even skin cancer, we often...
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How To Have a Thriving Summer: Dad’s Edition!
The Daily Dad gives us great tips on surviving the summer.— Despite more than 30 years of research on fathers, there’s no real consensus on what it takes to be a good one. Ask any number of scholars...
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Summer Sunscreen Tips—And Why We Should Applaud People Who Take Care of Their...
Don’t’ go full Lobster photo/Erik OganI’m going to Badger you into wearing sunscreen.—I’m in the sun a lot. I played a lot of beach volleyball in the past and now I play a lot of golf. I’m often...
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The White House Doesn’t Care if You Get Skin Cancer. I Do.
Embed from Getty ImagesHere’s news you can use — there’s going to be a big rise in skin cancer. If you’ve been reading media that goes deeper than the daily Trump outrage, you know why. As Elizabeth...
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Don’t Get Burned: Identifying and Preventing Sun Damage
Embed from Getty Images—People have been flocking to the beach for decades. Past generations used to lather on oil and bask under an aluminum foil reflector to bronze their skin. Lately, however,...
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Annual Summer PSA: The Sun is NOT Your Skin’s Friend
Embed from Getty ImagesHi, hello. How are you? Did you have a nice weekend? Good, good. Hey, are you wearing sunscreen?I’m serious. Right now, do you have sunscreen on? If the answer is no, go put...
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How Do the Chemicals in Sunscreen Protect Our Skin from Damage?
Embed from Getty ImagesBy Kerry Hanson, University of California, RiversideNot so long ago, people like my Aunt Muriel thought of sunburn as a necessary evil on the way to a “good base tan.” She used...
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Ingestable ‘Sunscreen’ may Provide Solutions to the Sunscreen-Averse
Embed from Getty Images—It’s summer and everyone is hitting the beach and looking for that perfect tan. Despite growing awareness that they must use sunscreen, many people either do not use it all or...
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