Latest Ultraviolet Stories
IRVINE, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patient's Guide, the leading online destination in beauty and skin care, released the top U.S. cities where the average population appears "older than they really are." To determine these rankings, The Patient's Guide conducted a study that pulled data from internal analytics (http://www.agespots.net), Google's Regional Interest, as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Up to 90 percent of the visible skin...
With scorching heat affecting much of the United States in recent weeks, sunburn undoubtedly has become a concern to many, and now researchers say that they have discovered the biological mechanism that causes the painful, reddish response to excessive UV radiation exposure. As it turns out, sunburn is the result of RNA damage to skin cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, Rutgers University, and the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center...
Suntegrity Skincare Expands Their "Chem-Free" Sunscreen Line to Include a Tinted Face Sunscreen/BB Cream Redondo Beach, CA (PRWEB) July 04, 2012 On the heels of Skin Cancer Awareness month and just in time for this summer's festivities, innovative Skincare Manufacturer, Suntegrity Skincare, has announced the latest in its skincare product arsenal with the launch of their new, “5 in 1” Tinted Natural Moisturizing Face Sunscreen, Broad Spectrum SPF 30 ($45.00;...
TZ Minerals International (TZMI) is pleased to announce the release of the inaugural edition of the TiO2 Feedstock Annual Review. (PRWEB) July 01, 2012 TZ Minerals International (TZMI) is pleased to announce the release of the inaugural edition of the TiO2 Feedstock Annual Review. Due to the depth of information, growth of each sector and client feedback, TZMI has replaced the well known Mineral Sands Annual Review with a suite of four reports providing a more comprehensive analysis of...
NEW YORK, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BBC Home Entertainment announces the first title, Going For Gold - The '48 Games to be released simultaneously in both DVD and UltraViolet on July 31, 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120702/NY33636 ) UltraViolet allows you to collect, watch and share movies and TV shows in a whole new way. Available with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs, DVDs and Digital Downloads, UltraViolet lets you create a personal...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com Two young, fair-skinned sisters who were not allowed to wear sunscreen during field day at their Tacoma, Washington-area school were so severely sunburned that they had to be taken to Tacoma General Hospital for treatment. Jesse Michener said she was horrified when her two daughters, Violet, 11, and Zoe, 9, came home from school last Tuesday (June 19) with severe burns after spending more than five hours outdoors with no protection, according to her...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellness Center USA Inc. (OTCQB/OTCBB: WCUI), a Schaumburg IL based healthcare and nutraceutical company, today announced the signing of a share exchange agreement to acquire Psoria-Shield Inc. (PSI), a Tampa, FL based developer and manufacturer of UltraViolet (UV) phototherapy devices for the treatment of skin diseases. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120621/LA28371LOGO) Psoria-Shield's FDA cleared, patent-pending...
SHELTON, Conn., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Skin Cancer Foundation, in partnership with the makers of Banana Boat® and Hawaiian Tropic® brand sunscreens, has issued the results of a survey highlighting a dramatic gender divide in awareness about skin cancer preventative measures. The survey results reveal that nearly half (49%) of men in the US admit to not using sunscreen in the past 12 months and an alarming 70 percent of men don't even know what skin cancer warning signs...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Sun exposure is usually associated with being the cause of cancer, but a new study shows its protective function: it can actually decrease your risk of pancreatic cancer. "Several ecological studies, including one conducted in Australia, have suggested that people living in areas with high sun exposure have lower risk for pancreatic cancer," Rachel Neale, Ph.D., principal investigator at Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Queensland, Australia, was quoted as...
Just in time for the first day of summer tomorrow, the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Bytesize Science video series is offering a new episode on the chemistry of the sunscreen products that millions of people will slather on their skin during the warm months ahead. The video, produced by the ACS Office of Public Affairs, is available at www.BytesizeScience.com. The video explains that sun exposure can lead not only to sunburn and skin cancer, but premature aging that...
Latest Ultraviolet Reference Libraries
Sunglasses are protective eyewear designed to shield the eyes from damaging or discomforting sunlight and high-energy light. They can also work as a visual aid. The ultraviolet radiation from the sun can cause several serious eye problems and many healthcare professionals recommend eye protection. However, since the 1940s sunglasses have been associated with celebrities more so than eye protection. James Ayscough experimented with tinted lenses in the mid-18th century although they were...
Photographic film is a sheet of plastic coated with an emulsion containing light-sensitive silver halide salts that when exposed to light it forms a visible image. Through film developing, a chemical process applied to the film, a visible image is created. To create black and white photos there is only one layer of silver salts on the film and when exposed to light the silver salts block light and appear as the black part of the film. Color film uses three layers of salts and dyes in...
UV Astronomy -- UV astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics which deals with objects visible in ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV radiation ranges approximatively from 10nm (extreme UV) to 380nm (near UV). Ultraviolet line spectrum measurements are used to discern the chemical composition, densities, and temperatures of interstellar medium, and the temperature and composition of hot young stars. UV observations can also provide essential information about the evolution of...
Electromagnetic Spectrum -- The electromagnetic spectrum describes the various types of electromagnetic radiation based on their wavelengths. Radio, representing wavelengths from a few feet to well over a mile, is at one end of the spectrum. Gamma ray radiation is at the other end: the wavelength of the harder types is so short, in the subatomic range, that we do not have instruments capable of directly measuring it. While the above classification scheme is generally accurate, in...
