Do you always remember to put sunscreen on before you step out the door? As summer continues, the heat is becoming hard to handle… especially the sun. Our skin is so sensitive to the sun’s rays that even 30 minutes without sunscreen can cause our skin to burn.
According to Health.com, our skin burns as a defense mechanism, to fight against the harmful UV rays that the sun gives off. And apparently the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has issued a report on the safety of different sunscreens.
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According to Rachael Myers Lowe from Reuters, a new study revealed that survivors of melanoma cancer have a higher chance of getting other cancers and having their skin cancer return. “The study included data from more than 89,500 patients collected from 1973 to 2006. There were 12,559 subsequent cancers, including 3,094 melanomas,” says Lowe. Researchers found that survivors had a 28 percent increased risk of getting another type of cancer or having their skin cancer return.
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Plastic Surgeons and dermatologists are letting out a huge sigh of relief since the tax on elective cosmetic surgery, also known as the “bo-tax,” has been dismissed. The new tax that is proposed in the health care bill will be on indoor tanning services.
NYTimes.com reported that the 10% tax on “fake” tanning services will go into effect in July 2010 which means any indoor tanning services provider must add that additional tax onto their services. By 2020 this new tax will have raised close to $3 billion, this money will go to help millions of Americans obtain health insurance.
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The Food and Drug Administration is extremely concerned about children and teens being exposed to UV rays. Exposure to a profound amount of UV radiation can point to sunburn and inflate the risk of melanoma. The FDA concludes that limiting sun exposure and using sunscreen is a must to avoid sunburns for the youth.
“Young people [...]
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