It's only April, but many people across the country and the globe are already enjoying summerlike temperatures. But getting out in the sun also increases your risk of getting skin cancer.
Apr 21, 2023
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Researchers observing the crowd at Townsville's V8 supercars events say many people are sun smart—but women are wearing the wrong hats.
Mar 20, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed many of our behaviours and attitudes towards infection control.
Nov 14, 2022
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COVID-19 transmission can be more accurately modeled by incorporating meteorological factors, with ultraviolet (UV) radiation as the main driver, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Exposing humans to ultraviolet radiation to test sunscreen effectiveness should be phased out, according to scientists and cancer experts.
Jul 14, 2022
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Rates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, are on the rise in Canada. Those living in southern and coastal areas are most at risk, according to a new study led by McGill University.
Jun 20, 2022
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Take a wander down the skincare aisle of any health and beauty retailer and you'll be met with a bewildering array of creams and sprays, promising to protect you from various threats to your skin.
Jun 20, 2022
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The risk for migraine is increased in lightly pigmented adults, according to a study published online May 10 in Brain Sciences.
Jun 7, 2022
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It has been almost 44 years years since the first in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure was successfully performed in 1978 in Lancashire, England. Since then, more than 8 million babies have been born worldwide to assisted ...
May 31, 2022
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Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the cells that produce the pigment in your skin that gives it color. It most often occurs on skin that is exposed to the sun, but can develop in your eyes and, ...
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Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than x-rays, in the range 10 nm to 400 nm, and energies from 3 eV to 124 eV. It is so named because the spectrum consists of electromagnetic waves with frequencies higher than those that humans identify as the color violet.
UV light is found in sunlight and is emitted by electric arcs and specialized lights such as black lights. As an ionizing radiation it can cause chemical reactions, and causes many substances to glow or fluoresce. Most people are aware of the effects of UV through the painful condition of sunburn, but the UV spectrum has many other effects, both beneficial and damaging, on human health.
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