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Questions about the safety and efficacy of sunscreens, and what the FDA needs to do about it

» NYT: What We Still Don't Know About Sunscreens.

A yearlong study by the Food and Drug Administration has produced sobering data indicating that a form of vitamin A, retinyl palmitate, may accelerate development of skin tumors and lesions when applied in the presence of sunlight. That wouldn't be a problem if the substance weren't an active ingredient in more than 40 percent of all sunscreens available in the United States.


 [ 07.09.10 ]




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