News tagged with sunscreens
EPA announces research strategy to study nanomaterials
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today outlined a new research strategy to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment. Nanomaterials are materials that are between approximately ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Children should wear sunglasses when outside
How important is it for my child to wear sunglasses?
Jun 03, 2009 |
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How Flip-Flops, Baseball Caps Can Raise Your Skin Cancer Risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cheap, convenient and casual, baseball caps and flip-flops have acquired a trendy charm. Those qualities have made them must-wear accessories for teens, outdoor enthusiasts, gardeners or anyone trying to ...
May 21, 2009 |
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Novel approach estimates nanoparticles in environment
Without knowing how much of an industrial chemical is being produced, it is almost impossible for scientists to determine if it poses any threat to the environment or human health.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 20, 2009 |
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To sun, or not to sun?
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 ...
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Nanoparticles in cosmetics/personal care products may have adverse environmental effects
Using aquatic microbes as their "canary-in-a-cage," scientists from Ohio today reported that nanoparticles now being added to cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be harmful ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2009 |
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New simulation shows consequences of a world without Earth's natural sunscreen (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The year is 2065. Nearly two-thirds of Earth's ozone is gone -- not just over the poles, but everywhere. The infamous ozone hole over Antarctica, first discovered in the 1980s, is a year-round ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2009 |
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