If this week’s snowfall has you planning to hit the ski slopes this weekend, don’t use the weather as your guide for determining sunscreen protection. Skiers and snowboarders are accustomed to applying sunscreen and wearing goggles or glasses on a bright, sunny winter’s day. But, they are far less inclined to take these protective… Continue Reading
UV Radiation
Tanning Beds Elevated to Highest Carcinogen
This week, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monograph Working Group classified UV-emitting tanning devices as “carcinogenic to humans”. The agency is the cancer arm of the World Health Organization. Previously, the use of sunlamps had been classified only as “probably carcinogenic in humans”. This elevated position makes tanning beds as carcinogenic as… Continue Reading