Saturday, May 12, 2007

Do not trust sunscreen

Scientist: Don't Trust Sunscreen (LiveScience.com)

A man puts sun tan oil on his back during a visit to the beach in 2006. The slogan "Slip Slop Slap" running especially in Australia and New Zealand, urges the public to slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat to protect themselves from ultraviolet (UV) rays that age skin and cause skin cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)LiveScience.com - The latest skin-cancer prevention advice is to stop trusting sunscreen as the front line of defense against harmful rays.


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