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New Sunscreen Labels to Help you Get the Best Protection
Beginning next summer the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is changing sunscreen labels to make it easier for you to pick a product that offers the protection level you want. The labels will clearly tell whether a sunscreen protects against sunburn, skin cancer and signs of premature skin aging; and whether it is a broad spectrum product.
Broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF of 15 or higher will protect against all three. Anything less than 15 SPF will only protect against sunburn and soon will be labeled with a warning that reads "Skin cancer/skin aging alert: Spending time in the sun increases your risk of skin cancer and early skin aging. This product has been shown only to help prevent sunburn, not skin cancer or early skin aging". Future labels will also include information on how much time a user can expect to get the declared SPF level of protection while swimming or sweating.
Spending time in the sun increases the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging. To reduce this risk, consumers should regularly use sun protection measures including:
- Use sunscreens with broad spectrum SPF values of 15 or higher regularly and as directed.
- Limit time in the sun, especially between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., when the sun’s rays are most intense.
- Wear clothing to cover skin exposed to the sun; for example, long-sleeved shirts, pants, sunglasses, and broad-brimmed hats.
- Reapply sunscreen at least every 2 hours, more often if you’re sweating or jumping in and out of the water.
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Redux
You've probably all heard by now that tomatoes are no longer believed to be the culprit in the recent Salmonella outbreak. The FDA is currently recommending that individuals who may be at increased risk of infection (including the elderly, infants, and those with suppressed immune systems) should avoid eating jalapeno and serrano peppers.
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News from the FDA About Cipro and Related Drugs
The FDA recently notified the manufacturers of fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs such as Cipro, Factive, Levaquin, Avelox, Noroxin and Floxin of the need to add a boxed warning to their medications advising of the increased risk of developing tendinitis and tendon rupture in patients taking these drugs. For complete information, please refer to the FDA Alert below:
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?
We've all heard about the outbreak of salmonella believed to have been caused by tainted tomatoes. Want to know which tomatoes are safe to eat? The FDA has a webpage dedicated to the current tomato crisis.
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