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Does Your Shift at Work Put You at a Greater Risk for Developing Cancer?
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Does your shift at work put you at a greater risk for developing cancer?
Artificial Light at Night: Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer
Feb 03, 2009 |
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A new study at the University of Haifa discovered: Worldwide, countries with the highest levels of artificial light at night also have the highest rates of prostate cancer.
Light, photosynthesis help bacteria invade fresh produce
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Exposure to light and possibly photosynthesis itself could be helping disease-causing bacteria to be internalized by lettuce leaves, making them impervious to washing, according to research published in the October issue ...
Can light therapy improve your sexual functioning? New promising data
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Although we are still far from knowing exactly where and how the pineal suppressive role is exerted, the fact that the gland exerts an inhibitory function on the reproductive axis is widely accepted. In fact, the pineal seems ...
Tom Cruise smile comes with a sunburn price
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UV light-enhanced tooth bleaching is not only a con, but is dangerous to your eyes and skin, says a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.
Alcohol adverts attract the young
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Alcohol advertising and marketing may lead to underage drinking. A large systematic review of more than 13,000 people, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, suggests that exposure to ads and product placem ...
People lacking vital antioxidants and exposed to sunlight more likely to develop AMD
Oct 14, 2008 |
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People who lack essential antioxidants, and who have high levels of sunlight exposure, have a higher risk of developing advanced macular degeneration (AMD), according to a study published today in the journal Archives of ...
Dark side of the sun
Jun 29, 2009 |
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As a specialist in skin disorders and cancers, Dr. Janellen Smith sees firsthand what too much sun can do. Sunburns and accelerated skin aging are common results, but excessive sun exposure also can be deadly. ...
Researchers use math to reduce jet lag
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Reducing jet lag is the aim of a new mathematical methodology and software program developed by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Michigan.
Scientists see the light: How vision sends its message to the brain
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Scientists have known for more than 200 years that vision begins with a series of chemical reactions when light strikes the retina, but the specific chemical processes have largely been a mystery. A team of researchers from ...
Light-activated therapy may change skin at molecular level
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Photodynamic therapy—which involves a light-activated medication and exposure to a light source—appears to produce changes at the molecular level in aging skin, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of De ...
Get Your Vitamin D From Food or Supplements -- Not Tanning Beds
Apr 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There’s no question that vitamin D does the body good, but tanning beds and unprotected sun exposure are not the best ways to get it, according to dermatologists with UC Physicians.
Tanning may be associated with moles in very light-skinned children
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Very-light-skinned children without red hair who tan appear to develop more nevi (birthmarks, moles or other colored spots on the skin) than children who do not tan, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of ...
Study shows how shift workers can improve job performance and implement a realistic sleep schedule
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses and a strict sleep schedule can help night-shift workers create a "compromise circadian phase position," which ...
'Tis the season... to beware of lead in Christmas lights
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the holiday season approaching, a Cornell environmental analyst has made an illuminating discovery: Many Christmas light sets contain such high levels of lead that they exceed limits ...
