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The FDA finally approved bemotrizinol (BEMT) after 25 years. Discover what it means for choosing a safe sunscreen. When can you buy it?
Is there a sunscreen paradox? Could early SPF sunscreens have contributed to a skin cancer epidemic because they did not block UVA rays well?
Dr. Chris Adigun, dermatologist, answers listeners' questions about summer skin problems like sunburn, bug bites or poison ivy.
Diuretics like hydrochlorothiazide are considered super safe. But they can lead to low sodium, potassium and magnesium. Beware hot weather!
Few health professionals think hydrochlorothiazide side effects are serious. But a Danish study links HCTZ with squamous cell skin cancer.
The connection between sun exposure and melanoma is complex. Vitamin D supplements may help prevent this dangerous skin cancer.
Over 10 million people take hydrochlorothiazide for blood pressure. A doctor says HCTZ is safe! He's mad at us for describing side effects.
Dermatologists always remind you to slather on the sunscreen. But is there a good answer to the question: Does sunscreen prevent skin cancer?
Applying sunscreen and bug repellent at the same time can increase your absorption of the ingredients, unless the repellent is picaridin.
In your search for non-irritating sunscreen, try one with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. These mineral compounds block the rays physically.
A second FDA-sponsored study reveals that many popular sunscreens are absorbed through the skin and get into the circulation. How worrisome is this finding?
Are you concerned that sunscreen chemicals are absorbed into your body? Can you prevent skin damage without sunscreen or is that an impossible goal?
Danish researchers have found that people taking the popular blood pressure pill hydrochlorothiazide are more likely to develop skin cancer.
It is crucial to check all of your skin, not just your moles, on a regular basis to spot melanoma as soon as it appears.
We've been told to use sunscreen conscientiously to prevent skin cancer. That is probably good advice, but the research is disappointingly sparse.
Dermatology drugs have increased in price an average 400 percent over the past six years, much above the rate of inflation elsewhere in the economy.
