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COPPERTONE AGREED TO PAY BETWEEN $3 MILLION AND $10 MILLION
Merck MRK -0.07% & Co. agreed to pay between $3 million and $10 million to settle a long-standing class-action suit involving Coppertone sunscreen, which the drug maker inherited when it...
FTC CHARGES FIVE ‘NATURAL’ PRODUCTS FIRMS OVER CLAIMS
Agency says companies falsely lotions and sunscreens containing synthetic ingredients The Federal Trade Commission sounded a warning to consumer products companies that claim their goods are completely natural, after bringing...
US SUN SCREEN BRANDS LIMITED BY LACK OF LONG RANGE UVA FILTERS
US Sun Screen Brands Limited by Lack of Long Range UVA Filters Henry Lim, Chairman of Dermatology at the Henry Ford Hospital, reported in a recent Wall Street Journal article:...
FDA REGULATIONS FOR SUNSCREENS
The FDA, which regulates drugs and medical devices, announced updated rules that will govern sun screens sold in the U.S. The rules will not go into effect until the summer...
SUN PROTECTION FACTS TO LIVE BY
The following facts should aid in identifying skin care alternatives for you, your members and employees: Regarding Sun Protection:"SPF and UPF" Stands for Sun Protection Factor. UPF generally refers to...
WHAT IS UPF GARMENT TESTING & LABELING?
In 1992, the UPF rating system was established in Australia, the birthplace of all things sun protection. The Australian Radiation Laboratory, which later became the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear...
DEBUNKING THE MYTHS OF SKIN-CANCER
Debunking the myths of skin-cancer Avoiding the sun will result in Vitamin D Deficiency; A review of over 1000 medical studies reveals that the great majority of Americans more than...
THE "SILENT" RED HAIR GENE THAT KILLS MORE THAN REDHEADS.
People can carry a "silent" red hair gene that raises their risk of sun-related skin cancer, experts warn. The gene' s effect is comparable to two decades of sun exposure...
CALL ME COACH (PLEASE...)
Chris Erskine of the LA Times commented, "To this day, “Coach” is the best thing anyone has ever called me." The human language has four to six titles that remain...
THE PGA TOUR AND THE SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION
The PGA Tour and The Skin Cancer Foundation “…men over 50 are more than twice as likely as women to develop and die from Melanoma.” The Skin Cancer Foundation and...
