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DO SUNSCREENS PROTECT AGAINST SKIN AGING? "Sunscreens are employed to mitigate the adverse effects of sunlight on skin but are primarily designed to prevent ultraviolet-B-associated burning and damage. The increasingly recognized role of ultraviolet A in aging 'and in wrinkles] and possibly melanoma, highlights the need to include ultraviolet A screens... 'After testing sun screen creams] "...prolonged sunbathing (encouraged by the use of these creams) would disproportionately increase exposure to ultraviolet A and consequently the risk of...skin damage." Emphasis added. In: J. of Investigative Dermatology, vol. 121, 2003. By: Haywood, Wardman, Sanders & Linge, RAFT Inst. of Plastic Surgery, Mt. Vernon Hosp., Northwood, Middlesex, UK. SEARCH BY SUBJECT - TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS MONTH'S HEALTH BULLETIN NEWS
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