Chronic sun exposure increases the risk of an individual developing skin cancer, because UV light from the sun can cause genetic mutations that enable skin cells to grow in an uncontrolled manner. Hope for a new sunscreen that can prevent and treat UV light — induced skin cancers has been provided by a new study that demonstrates that applying an agent known as CP-31398 to the skin of mice reduced a specific form of skin cancer.

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Posted: December 5th, 2007 under skin health.
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One type of over-the-counter product for topical wound care is more effective than others in killing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, or MRSA, which is potentially deadly and in recent years has moved from its historic hospital setting to a much broader public concern.

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Posted: December 4th, 2007 under skin health.
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A new study points to yet another reason for people to remain physically active as they age: A link between moderate exercise and decreased inflammation of damaged skin tissue.

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Posted: December 4th, 2007 under skin health.
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Researchers have reversed the effects of aging on the skin of mice, at least for a short period, by blocking the action of a single critical protein. The work could one day be useful in helping older people heal from an injury as quickly as they did when they were younger.

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Posted: December 3rd, 2007 under skin health.
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