Living in Shade

A very informative article appeared on the Barron’s website this morning entitled “Taking Aim at Skin Cancer”. This article talks about a revolutionary new piece of technology in the fight against skin cancer. Still pending FDA approval, this new device would drastically alter the world of detecting skin cancer.
The device is called MelaFind and is [...]

A very interesting study was reported this week in the latest issue of Archives of Dermatology. The study examined just who was noticing the signs of melanoma. A lot of people don’t think about it until they notice something odd on their skin, then they decide to go and get it checked out. However, this [...]

Parents have to remember that their children can’t make decisions for themselves. Thus it is the parents responsibility to make these decisions for them. One area that parents seem to forget about a whole lot is protecting their children’s eyes from the damage caused by the sun.
Countless times I’ve observed families at the beach where [...]

We all know about George Hamilton and his incredible love of tanning. He very well be the most tanned person in the world, at the very least the best known one.
For those that haven’t heard of him, George Hamilton is an actor with a very vast catalog of roles in both film and television. His [...]

There are a lot of great causes in the fight to raise awareness about skin cancer and combat the spread of the disease. Today I wanted to focus on one of those great causes, Miles for Melanoma.
Miles for Melanoma started in 2002 when Steve Farrell, a marathoner and melanoma survivor, decided to run in the [...]