News tagged with sun safety


Shade myths: How to really stay safe

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Slather on some SPF 30 sunscreen and you know your nose won't turn pink.


Sun-safe pool policies appear related to sun safety behaviors among pool staff

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The social environment at swimming pools appears to be related to sun safety behaviors of outdoor pool staff, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.





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To sun, or not to sun?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

You ditched the baby oil with iodine ions ago, but you still have some burning questions about less-obvious sun no-no's. Now that spring is here and everyone's exposure time is likely to increase, get updated on the latest ...


Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise in Treating Kidney Disease

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An anti-convulsant drug commonly used to treat epilepsy reduces cysts in mice that are associated with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a difficult to treat ailment that afflicts 600,000 people in the United ...


LHC switch-on fears are completely unfounded: new research paper

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 05, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (35) | comments 24

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report published on Friday, 5 September, provides the most comprehensive evidence available to confirm that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)'s switch-on, due on Wednesday next week, poses no threat to ...


New high-energy cathode material can significantly increase safety, life of lithium batteries

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new high-energy cathode material that can greatly increase the safety and extend the life-span of future lithium batteries has been developed through the close international collaboration of researchers ...


Safer suntans through science

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 26, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An organic compound that creates a realistic beachy glow while inducing a natural sun block effect in your skin may be just around the corner, as scientists at the University of Kentucky are testing a treatment that enhances ...


The mouse that roared: pipsqueak star unleashes monster flare

The mouse that roared: pipsqueak star unleashes monster flare

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 19, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (36) | comments 1

On April 25, NASA’s Swift satellite picked up the brightest flare ever seen from a normal star other than our Sun. The flare, an explosive release of energy from a star, packed the power of thousands of solar ...


Could hadron collider devour the Earth?

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jun 28, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (50) | comments 38

Particle colliders creating black holes that could devour the Earth. Sounds like a great Hollywood script. But, according to UC Santa Barbara Physics Professor Steve Giddings, it's pure fiction.


More than sunblock required to protect kids while mowing lawns

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 03, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Protecting children during summer activities conjures up thoughts of bike helmets, knee pads, and sun block. However, during the summer months, mowing the lawn can be as routine for some children as riding a bike and can ...


Travelers save money, make friends through global Web site

Technology / Internet

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When Will Bradwell and his friends were planning a cross-country road trip three years ago, the idea of paying for hotels, gas and food seemed impossible for their college-student budgets.


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Brussels welcomes Oracle's concessions in Sun bid

Technology / Business

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The EU's competition watchdog on Monday welcomed concessions made by US business software giant Oracle over its bid for Sun Microsystems, saying the deal is now likely to be approved.



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