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An extended day in the sun can be anything but relaxing for those who develop polymorphous light eruption, an uncomfortable, ...

UV LED nail lamps are very trendy right now, allowing people to quickly wrap up their manicures at the salon or in the ...

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Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. For most people, surgery is the recommended choice for treatment. But there is another option that doesn’t ...

A study reveals that UV lamps used for gel manicures can damage the skin, causing premature aging and oxidative stress.

One of the risks of this procedure is radiation exposure during the fluoroscopic imaging necessary to guide catheter manipulation. The objective of the present study was to measure the radiation ...

Energy from the sun’s rays can cause skin damage and cancers. Sunscreens can absorb or reflect the dangerous UV light. Here’s ...