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SUMMER SAFETY
Your backyard pool may be your slice of summer heaven, and long hours at the beach may be your favorite way to spend your summer days. But everyone must take summer safety seriously. It could be the difference between life and death.
"Long exposure to sun can increase the rate of skin cancer about fourfold," says Dr. Marc Siegel, NYU Medical Center. More than one million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, you should apply sunscreen every day if you plan on being in the sun more than 20 minutes. Sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 30 or higher is recommended.
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POST-SHINGLES PAIN STUDY
“Ugh! You wouldn’t want them, they’re the worst thing you could have, they’re very painful,” says shingles patient, Anna Falconetti.
Anna who is 90 years old has suffered pain from shingles for four years.
“It’s like somebody is putting a knife in you.”
Pain from shingles lasting that long is actually called post herpetic neuralgia. Now, new research helps identify which patients are at highest risk of post herpetic neuralgia. The study found those at risk are just like Anna, older patients, often females, with symptoms that occur before the rash appears.
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