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Awareness, behavior and attitudes concerning sun exposure among beachgoers in the northern coast of Peru [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background Skin cancer incidence has increased over the last years, becoming a major public health problem. Objective To describe the awareness, behavior and attitudes concerning sun exposure among beachgoers in the northern coast of Peru.
Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo, Sara J. Burgos-Muñoz, Luz M. Vargas-Tineo, Jhosuny Perez-Fernandez, Otto W. Vargas-Tineo, Ruth M. Burgos-Muñoz, Javier A. Zentner-Guevara, Carlos Bada   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Sun exposure among young people

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
We are exposed to ultraviolet radiation every day. The amount of absorbed dose depends on the latitude, time of day, season of the year and the content of melanin in the skin.
Daria Przybylska, Michał Konopelko, Piotr Przybylski, Aneta Szafraniec, Dominik Porada   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) levels in Turkish geriatric population: A nationwide study [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2022
Background: Across the world, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) deficiency is a major health problem associated with many chronic diseases in the geriatric population.
Çağlayan Murat, Sonmez Cigdem, Senes Mehmet, Gonel Ataman, Gulbahar Ozlem, Bursa Nurbanu, Taner Derun, Celik Osman, Aykut Fidanci Ali, Mahir Ulgu Mustafa, Sozuer Abdulvahit, Ata Naim, Birinci Suayip   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies for Introducing Clean and Healthy Living Behaviors for Early Childhood in the New Normal Period

Bisma The Journal of Counseling, 2022
The introduction of clean and healthy living is very important for early childhood , especially during the new normal period of Covid-19, children still have to maintain cleanliness and health from various diseases or viruses that exist in the ...
Mai Siska, Dadan Suryana
doaj   +1 more source

Measurement of Ultraviolet-B (UVB) Minimum Erythema Dosage (MED) Based on Sun Exposure as the Basis of Sunlight Phototherapy: Study of Skin Type III or IV at Various Altitudes in Indonesia

Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology)
Background: Phototherapy facilities for skin diseases are not widely available in Indonesia. No studies have yet measured the duration of sunbathing to achieve a minimal erythema dose (MED) in healthy volunteers at various altitudes.
Prima Meidiyanti, Sunardi Radiono, Maureen Miracle Stella, Novian Febiyanto, Arief Budiyanto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Health Communication: Skin Cancer Prevention Implications

Management, 2021
Research question: What are the characteristics of the target population which public health messages should be tailored to, in order to contribute to skin cancer prevention and early detection?
Jelena Krstić, Nino Ćorić
doaj   +1 more source

Associations of Sun Exposure with 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Levels in a Cohort of Hypertensive Patients: The Graz Endocrine Causes of Hypertension (GECOH) Study

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2012
Sunlight-induced vitamin D, synthesis in the skin is the major source of vitamin D, but data on the relationship of sun-related behaviour with vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels are relatively sparse.
Stefan Pilz, Katharina Kienreich, Daniel Stückler, Andreas Meinitzer, Andreas Tomaschitz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Messages for ultraviolet‐radiation protection to fair‐skinned populations

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
This expert consensus summarizes messages for UV protection in fair‐skinned populations. Key messages include no sunbathing or tanning, no sunbeds. UV protection measures are to be used from UV index 3. Priority is given to shade and physical protection. Sunscreen with a strong SPF is to be used on uncovered areas.
Lieve Brochez, Claus Garbe, Teresa Amaral, Petr Arenberger, Violeta Astratinei, Philippe Autier, Marianne Berwick, Matilda Bylaite, Brigitte Boonen, Veronique del Marmol, Brigitte Dreno, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Adele C. Green, Rüdiger Greinert, Axel Hauschild, Catherine A. Harwood, Isabelle Hoorens, Lidija Kandolf, Roland Kaufmann, Nicole Kelleners‐Smeets, Aimilios Lallas, Celeste Lebbé, Ulrike Leiter, Henry W. Lim, Caterina Longo, Joseph Malvehy, David Moreno, Fredrik Östman, Giovanni Pellacani, Ketty Peris, Caroline Robert, Bettina Ryll, Philippe Saiag, Dirk Schadendorf, Peter Soyer, Gilliosa Spurrier‐Bernard, Eggert Stockfleth, Alex Stratigos, Hisashi Uhara, Ricardo Vieira, Martin A. Weinstock, Dagmar Whitaker, David C. Whiteman, Iris Zalaudek, Ana‐Maria Forsea, EADO Task Force for Prevention and Early Detection of Skin Cancer   +45 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sunbathing [PDF]

Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2014
Solar radiation is an important risk factor for skin cancer, the incidence of which is increasing, especially in the fair-skinned populations of the world. While the ultraviolet (UV)B component has direct DNA damaging ability, UVA-induced effects are currently mainly attributed to the production of reactive oxygen species.
Wäster, Petra, Eriksson, Ida, Vainikka, Linda, Öllinger, Karin   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Phase 1 study of balinatunfib, an oral inhibitor of TNFR1 signal in mild‐to‐moderate psoriasis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
Balinatunfib is the first oral, small molecule selective inhibitor of TNFR1 signaling. The results of this study indicate that balinatunfib treatment was tolerable with no serious or severe adverse events in patients with mild‐to‐moderate psoriasis and showed clinical responses.
Nassr Nassr, Ohn A. Chow, Mai Anh Nguyen, Laurent Perrin, Fabienne Schumacher, Frank‐Dietrich Wagner, Caroline Dreis, Amel Lahmar, Markus Kohlmann, Maria Wiekowski, Tiago R. Matos   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source