Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens News

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

New regulations for sunscreen set by the Food and Drug Administration have done little to improve the safety and effectiveness of sunscreen products on the market for the 2013 season, a review by the watchdog organization Environmental Working Group has found.

Skin cancer remains the most common cancer in America, said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a release on Monday.

The ACs are humming all over the neighborhood, and local beaches are crowded, as residents and visitors alike bask in the sun waiting for the afternoon sea breeze to cool things off just a bit.

To make sunscreen most effective, apply it 20 to 30 minutes before stepping outside.

Music can help soothe the fear and anxiety of critically ill patients who have been placed on ventilators, reducing both their stress and their need for sedatives, according to a new study.

Rain or shine, the sun's rays can be damaging to skin making protection key. But as you grab for that bottle of sunscreen, you may want to notice a few changes to those familiar labels.

Only 25% of sunscreen products offer strong and broad UV protection and raise few health concerns, according to Environmental Working Group .

We all know when you are out in the sun you should wear sunscreen, but what you may not know, is most of us are using it wrong.

Sunbathers crowd Miami Beach, Fla., on Memorial Day 2010. As the summer sunning season approaches, a consumer watchdog group and a skincare trade committee are in a dispute about sunscreens.

Dermatologists are saying that new federally mandated labeling laws for sunscreens should help Americans make smarter choices when it comes to products that provide the best sun protection.

When skin cancer was being studied, the cry was to get out of the sun . The sun however helps produce vitamin D and some studies show that absorbing sunlight has an anti-cancer effect.

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

Sunbathers this summer will find new sunscreen labels that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

FRIDAY, May 10 -- New labeling laws for sunscreen will help American consumers choose the product that provides the best sun protection, experts say.

Everyone is always talking about Sunscreens and the importance of a broad spectrum SPF.

That impending sense of dread as the mercury climbs higher and higher up the thermostat, coupled with increasing humidity; the inevitability of leaving the air conditioning running day and night; the explosive growth of displays of sunscreen at the drugstore.

Fair skinned people are known to be at higher risk for skin cancer and other problems associated with too much exposure to the sun, but they are not alone.

But look closer. Gone are misleading terms such as "waterproof" and "sunblock." Added are warnings that some products don't protect against wrinkles and skin cancer and that others do so only as part of a larger sun-protection plan.

It's Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and we all know how important sunscreen is for preventing not only skin cancer, but also the photodamage that causes signs of aging in your skin.