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Beware the potato salad & other tips to prevent foodborne illness in summer
Beware the potato salad & other tips to prevent foodborne illness in summer
Ever eye a bowl of potato salad or plate of chicken that's been sitting in the sun for hours and wonder if it's still OK to eat?
Ever eye a bowl of potato salad or plate of chicken that's been sitting in the sun for hours and wonder if it's still OK to eat?
Choosing sunscreen? How to decode the labels
Choosing sunscreen? How to decode the labels
You may know that it's important to protect your skin when you're outdoors this summer, but you need to know how to pick the correct sunscreen and how to apply it.
You may know that it's important to protect your skin when you're outdoors this summer, but you need to know how to pick the correct sunscreen and how to apply it.
10 summer beauty tricks to look your best
10 summer beauty tricks to look your best
Frizzy hair, clogged pores and sunburned skin are just a few follies that will take your summer look from fab to drab. Try some of these summer beauty tricks to look your best.
Frizzy hair, clogged pores and sunburned skin are just a few follies that will take your summer look from fab to drab. Try some of these summer beauty tricks to look your best.
Sunburn may help rid body of radiation-damaged cells
Sunburn may help rid body of radiation-damaged cells
In examining exactly what happens when skin gets sunburned, researchers studying human skin cells and mice found that sunburn is the result of RNA damage.
In examining exactly what happens when skin gets sunburned, researchers studying human skin cells and mice found that sunburn is the result of RNA damage.
Are public swimming pools really that dirty?
Are public swimming pools really that dirty?
Peeing in the pool is more common than you might think. But does that mean that the water is dirty? And what about the chlorine ? Is that enough to keep the pool clean?
Peeing in the pool is more common than you might think. But does that mean that the water is dirty? And what about the chlorine ? Is that enough to keep the pool clean?
Essential 4th of July safety tips
Essential 4th of July safety tips
Every year thousands of people visit local emergency rooms with sunburns, bug bites and fireworks injuries. Many of these injuries could be avoided with some common sense.
Every year thousands of people visit local emergency rooms with sunburns, bug bites and fireworks injuries. Many of these injuries could be avoided with some common sense.
Use caution when exercising in hot weather
Use caution when exercising in hot weather
During hot weather, people who exercise outdoors need to take steps to avoid heat injury, according to the American Council on Exercise.
During hot weather, people who exercise outdoors need to take steps to avoid heat injury, according to the American Council on Exercise.
As heat builds, take steps to protect yourself
As heat builds, take steps to protect yourself
As the first major heat wave of the summer engulfs the continental United States, health experts are urging people to take special precautions when dealing with scorching temperatures and oppressive humidity.
As the first major heat wave of the summer engulfs the continental United States, health experts are urging people to take special precautions when dealing with scorching temperatures and oppressive humidity.
Indoor tanners rationalize risky behavior
Indoor tanners rationalize risky behavior
Young people who use tanning beds rationalize the risky behavior with statements like "everything causes cancer these days," a new study finds.
Young people who use tanning beds rationalize the risky behavior with statements like "everything causes cancer these days," a new study finds.
Safer grilling methods might cut cancer risk
Safer grilling methods might cut cancer risk
A few simple changes in how people grill outdoors, such as avoiding too much beef or processed meats and not charring foods, can aid in cancer prevention, according to an expert.
A few simple changes in how people grill outdoors, such as avoiding too much beef or processed meats and not charring foods, can aid in cancer prevention, according to an expert.
