Tag: cancer
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Penelope Cruz announced as ambassador for Saks Fifth Avenue’s 2012 Key To The Cure Campaign
Actress Penelope Cruz has been named the EIF ambassador for Saks Fifth Avenue’s 2012 Key To The Cure campaign. In the 14 years since the inception of the Saks Fifth Avenue charity shopping weekend, the company, together with its vendors and partners, has raised $31 million for cancer research. Celebrated designer Carolina Herrera created a…
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Just because your skin is darker does not mean you are immune to skin cancer
Just because your skin is darker does not mean you are immune to skin cancer. L’Oreal Research & Innovation has been able to demonstrate that Sun exposure risks affect all skin types and skin colors, according to latet L’Oreal Research & Innovation report. This is why it’s important for everyone to be vigilant about their…
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Sunscreen may not be so safe after all
Sunscreen could cause skin cancer? Study Study Suggests That Sunscreen Could Cause Skin Cancer Too much sun damages skin, but sunscreen have the same effect, suggests new scientific discoveries. Cell toxicity studies carried out at Missouri University of Science and Technology suggest that when exposed to sunlight, zinc oxide, a common ingredient in sunscreens, undergoes…
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Beauty Products and Cancer: Know the Facts about Hair Dye, Hair Straightening, Nail Products, Lipstick
Lead and lead products are “reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens.” It’s time to break down some beauty-related cancer fact and fiction. With all the news coverage out there claiming this product or that product may cause cancer, it sometimes may be hard to figure out what’s safe, what’s hazardous, and what’s plain, old sensationalized.…
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Live Green is a must. Mesothelioma – a 21 century’s treat
When humans work with asbestos, carbon nanotubes or drive down the gravel erionite roads, they stir up more than a simple dirt. This poisononous dust contains such high levels of deadly minerals that those who breathe in the air on a daily basis are at an increased risk of developing a type of cancer that…