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Is Your Sunscreen Dangerous?

by Ashley Staker on August 12, 2010

You’re smart. When you are out in the sun during the summer months, you put on sunscreen to prevent sunburn and worse, cancer. However, a new study questions whether doing so is wise, to say nothing of being effective. The study reports that ingredients in many brands, including the most popular ones, may actually INCREASE [...]

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Is Your Shower Water Dangerous?

by Ashley Staker on April 29, 2010

A recent study reported that in some communities people regularly shower with a dangerous microbe called Mycobacterium avium — a cousin of the tuberculosis-causing bacteria and one that is quite infectious in its own right. The University of Colorado-Boulder study is part of a larger research project focused on bacteria to which people are regularly [...]

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