Displaying items 37-48 of 166
» View ktuu.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-14
•
Next >
-
CDC: Half of young adults get sunburned
ATLANTA (AP) — Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the past year, a government survey found — a sign young people aren’t heeding the warnings about skin cancer. The rate of sunburn is about the same...
Tags: Health, Health Organizations, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dermatology
-
Consumer Reports tests sunscreens
According to the American Cancer Society, more than one million skin cancers diagnosed each year in the U.S. are considered sun-related. That means it’s important to have a good sunscreen. Consumer Reports tested 18 sunscreens, mostly sprays and...
Tags: Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Consumers, Skin Cancer, Cancer
-
Young people still risking skin cancer for tans
Two new government studies show young people are still putting themselves at risk for skin cancer by getting sunburned and going to indoor tanning beds. One study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that half of those aged 18 to...Tags: Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Health, Medical Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Skin Cancer
-
Our View: Heat brings a new set of needs
We don’t have to tell our readers what to do when it gets hot out. Many of us were born and raised here, or have had at least enough triple-digit experience to know what to do to protect ourselves. Water, shade, covered up, sunscreen on, take...Tags: Healthy Diet, Heat Stroke, Weather, Weather Reports, Facebook
-
What's in sunscreen? What do the labels tell us?
Sun worshippers, be warned! On Friday, May 11, the Food and Drug Administration announced it is delaying comprehensive new sunscreen standards for six more months. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) criticized the FDA for failing to protect consumers....
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Food and Drug Administration, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Consumers
-
FDA blocks misleading sunscreens
Fox 5 San Diego Anchor/ReporterPOWAY, Calif. -- New rules for sunscreen labeling drafted by the Federal Drug Administration in 2011 will take effect this summer. "It's good because they're trying to make order before there was no order. The FDA is also giving the consumer some...Tags: Skin Cancer, Cancer, Vitamin C, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Food and Drug Administration
-
Our View: Sunshine raises risk of deadliest skin cancer
It’s said over and over again: “There is no cure for cancer.” While that is true for the most part, when it comes to melanoma, if caught and treated in its earliest stages, it is often curable. Today starts Melanoma Awareness Month,...Tags: Skin Damage, Mole (lesion), Facebook, Sun-Damaged Skin, Skin Cancer
-
Prom season heats up visits to tanning beds
WGN NewsAs prom season heats up, so do tanning beds. Despite repeated warnings, millions still seek out the so-called summer glow. Yet the end result is definitely not pretty. Dawn Meyers, skin cancer patient: "Mainly did the tanning bed diehard in my 20s. In my...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Health, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Medical Specialization, Dermatology
-
|Story
-
Women & Melanoma: Study finds skin cancer rate rising
CW33 NewsAnother cloudless sky in north Texas; in fact we have 135 days just like today every single year but now researchers suggest the sun isn't the biggest factor when it comes to getting skin cancer. That they say you can get that indoors. Researchers at...Tags: Health, Dermatology, Skin Cancer, Dermatologists, Mayo Clinic
-
Busch treated for non-malignant skin cancer
House Speaker Michael E. Busch was treated this week for what he called a non life-threatening form of skin cancer -- a condition he attributes largely to his years of work as a lifeguard at a time when sunblock was less effective and often went unused....Tags: Basal Cell Carcinoma, Skin Cancer Foundation, Skin Cancer, Cancer, Michael E. Busch
-
9 ways toward younger-looking skin
No one likes looking older . . . which is why we spend billions of dollars every year on over-the-counter products, prescription creams and fillers, and, most drastically, cosmetic surgery. Do any of these actually work to reduce the signs of aging? In...Tags: Health, Botox (drug), Plastic Surgery, Ohio, Ear, Nose, and Throat
May 10, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
May 3, 2012
|Story| KWCH
May 20, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 21, 2012
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
May 11, 2012
|Story| Daily Press
May 1, 2012
|Story| KSWB-LTV
Apr 30, 2012
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Apr 27, 2012
|Story| WGN-TV
Jan 31, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 23, 2012
|Story| KDAF-LTV
Apr 24, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 22, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Original site for Sunburn topic gallery.