Asians seek out the sun despite cancer threats
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It's autumn in Hong Kong but the island's beaches are still crowded with sun worshippers desperate to catch the last rays of sunshine before winter.
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NEW YORK  - Children's rate of sun damage  increases by more than two-fold between the first and second  summers of their lives, but periodic reminders for parents  about the importance of sun protection may help, according to  new research released Monday.
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Cancer is less common in adolescents and young adults than in older people. But in some ways it is more alarming.
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Too much of a good thing can be painful, even deadly, when it comes to sunshine. So with summer just about in full swing, dermatologists and skin cancer researchers say people should limit their time in the sun and take other steps to protect themselves from the sun.
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People with melanomas in the  head and neck area have experienced a greater total amount of  sun exposure than those who develop the deadly skin cancers in  their trunk area, Australian researchers report.
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Officials from more than a dozen Asian countries met Tuesday in Malaysia to outline health problems their populations are facing in relation to a rise in global temperatures.
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Experiments with mice show that ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation does not initiate melanoma skin cancer, but ultraviolet B (UVB) does.
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MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Something as common and available as sunlight may help prevent some lung cancers, researchers say.
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Chinese agricultural scientists say they've developed a sunscreen for pesticides that allows the chemicals to remain effective for longer periods of time.  The scientists say the sunscreen will become increasingly important as global warming continues.
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Southeast Asian nations are gearing up for a palm oil boom as interest in biofuels soars, but activists warn the crop may not satisfy a global thirst for energy that is both clean and green.
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Parents can protect their  children from harmful ultraviolet radiation by encouraging them  to stay inside during midday, without increasing their odds of  becoming overweight from reduced activity, a new study from  Australia suggests.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Reeking corpses rotted in  the tropical sun from India to Indonesia on Wednesday and many  who escaped death from one of the worst tsunamis in history  fought for survival against thirst and disease.
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Two new studies suggest that exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is generally believed.
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Walking to work, bicycling to school and other physical activity performed during your daily commute may reduce the risk of colon cancer, according to findings from a Chinese study.
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NEW YORK DEC 03, 2004  - Results of a study published in the December 10th issue of the International Journal of Cancer suggest that sun exposure has a protective effect against non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma (NHL).
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Women who live in neighborhoods with large amounts of nighttime illumination are more likely to get breast cancer than those who live in areas where nocturnal darkness prevails, according to an unusual study that overlaid satellite images of Earth onto cancer registries.
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A little more sunshine might help you live longer, according to a study published on Monday suggesting that for some people health benefits from the sun outweigh the risk of skin cancer.