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Home / Health / Conditions and Diseases / Wounds and Injuries / Sunburn
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- Ask Dr. Weil - Q&A: Best Method to Block Out Sunburn? - Recommendations for protection from the sun.
www.drweil.com/drw/app/cda/drw_cda.php?command=TodayQA&pt=Question&questionId=4008
- Discovery Online -- Planet Earth Cams: Sunburn Cam - Maps showing the total amount of UV radiation reaching the surface of the Earth, the Erythermal Exposure Index. Extensive UV exposure can cause skin cancer and blinding cataracts in the eyes of humans and other animals.
www.discovery.com/cams/sunburn/uv.html
- HealthCentral: Sunburn - Brief overview including causes, prevention and treatment.
healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000062.cfm
- Medic-Planet - Sunburn - Description, causes, treatment, stages and progress and preventive measures. Links to medical terms with graphics.
www.medic-planet.com/MP_article/internal_reference/Sunburn
- MEDLINEplus: Sunburn - Description, home care, considerations and when to call your health care provider. Complete definitions of terms and images of the degrees of sunburn.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003227.htm
- Prevention: Sunburn Treatment - Recommended vitamin and mineral remedies to prevent sunburn and provide relief.
www.prevention.com/cda/finder/1,1345,1972,00.html
- Rxinsider - An informational monograph on Sunburns for patient education and counseling.
rxinsider.com/monographs/sunburn.htm
- Safe Sun Tips - Recommendations from the American Academy of Dermatology.
www.aad.org/SkinCancerNews/SafeSunTips/index.html
- Sun Safety - Article by Richard Lubin from Hyperski on the effects of sun exposure as it relates to skiing and snowboarding activities.
www.hyperski.com/articles/may98lubin.sunsafety.htm
- Sunburn - University of Missouri-Rolla - Information from the Student Health Services. Especially interesting is the test and scoring of 'Are You at High Risk for Skin Cancer?'.
www.umr.edu/~umrshs/sunburn.html
- Sun Protection - Learn about how UV's attack your skin and how to mount the most effective defense. Also learn how to choose the right SPF for your skin type.
www.sunprotection.org
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