Florida | County Health Rankings. Sunscreens help only so much. Not necessarily, say the folks at the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit that assessed the safety and effectiveness of nearly 500 sunscreens last year. While these products can block harmful UV rays and prevent sunburn, which may lower the risk of skin cancer, “not all sunscreens are created equal, in terms of the level of protection they provide and also in terms of how safe are the actual ingredients,” says Olga Naidenko, a senior scientist at EWG. She adds that since the Food and Drug Administration has yet to finalize sunscreen regulations (a process underway since 1978), manufacturers are not required to show that their products work or to substantiate claims about them.
“Everybody is using whatever label words they want . . . and [making] absolutely crazy statements about efficacy which are not substantiated,” Naidenko says. So all the hype about 100+ protection? Researchers at EWG have also been investigating the safety of sunscreens. So what ‘s the take-away here? Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database.
Environmental Working Group's 2011 Sunscreen Report | EWG's Skin Deep. The South is an Epicenter of HIV Infection | HealthyState.org – Florida Health News. Health | Tests find 80% of chickens in Seattle-area groceries carry pathogens. Most cooks know by now that raw chicken can be a bacterial time bomb. But tests commissioned by a Seattle law firm are bringing that message home.
Out of 100 whole chickens purchased at Seattle-area grocery stores in March, 80 harbored at least one type of disease-causing bacteria, including campylobacter and salmonella. Ten percent of the samples tested positive for the same antibiotic-resistant strain of staphylococcus bacteria responsible for an epidemic of hospital infections.
And organic chickens were just as likely as conventionally raised chickens to be tainted with a wide range of germs. The tests were paid for by Marler Clark, which built its legal reputation on food-safety cases. But the results are similar to other surveys around the country, including one released last week that found nearly a quarter of chicken, turkey, beef and pork contaminated with drug-resistant staph bacteria. Cooking and careful cleanup can prevent food-borne illness. The U.S. The U.S. County Health Rankings. Baycare Convenient Care clinics. Controversies in Hospital Infection Prevention.