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Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen? Many Products Don't Protect Against UVA Rays

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Posted: Sun., July 13, 2008, 07:17 am
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Topics: Skin Conditions, Skin, Hair, and Nails, Environmental Working Group, sunburns, Ultraviolet Rays, UVA, EmpowHer News
     

Sunscreens are one of the most popular protections people use as the summer sun rises high and threatens to burn their skin with harmful ultraviolet rays.

Sunburns are not only painful, they can lead to skin cancer, the most prevalent form of cancer in the United States.

But, new research has led some to question the effectiveness of many sunscreens.
     
     
     
     
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EmpowHer's Health Tip: Tomato Paste Boosts Skin's Sun Protection: Study

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Posted: Tue., April 29, 2008, 10:36 am
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Topics: Cancer, Skin Conditions, Aging, Dermatologist, Prevention, Skin cancer, Skin Sun Protection, Tomato Paste, Ultraviolet Rays, EmpowHer News
     

Consumption of tomato paste may help boost the skin's protection against harmful ultraviolet rays, which can lead to premature aging and skin cancer, British researchers say.
     
     
     
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