By Lucy Carter Updated 22 Oct 2015, 4:40pm A simple oral dose of an active form of vitamin B3 may be the secret to stopping people with significant sun damage from developing some forms of skin cancer. New research from the University of Sydney has found that a high dose of vitamin B derivative nicotinamide can prevent up to a quarter of non-melanoma skin cancers. Nicotinamide is an active form of vitamin B3 that is commonly found in meat, fish, nuts and mushrooms, as well as some vegetables. Scientists and dermatologists have long suspected that it plays a significant role in helping prevent some types of skin cancer. The study, funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of...
Swimming can turn your sunscreen toxic! Compound used in the protective lotions becomes deadly when it reacts with chlorine and the sun, increasing risk of cancer
Avobenzone is widely considered to be the most popular sunscreen in the world
The compound works by making UV rays safer so that they don't damage the skin
But scientists say it becomes poisonous when exposed to both sun and chlorine
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How a common chemical in sunscreen is damaging our coral reefs Tuesday 6 September 2016 Dr Karl Kruszelnicki article link herePeople need to avoid skin damage when they go to the beach, but many sunscreens include oxybenzone, and that's bad news for coral. Dr Karl Kruszelnicki explains what makes this chemical so harmful, and what we can do about it.From the cradle to the grave, Australians are taught to use sunscreen to avoid sunburn and skin cancers. But the universe is complicated, with unexpected links—and so, everything has a cost. In this case, the cost appears to be that one popular sunscreen chemical seems to attack coral.Oxybenzone has been proven to have harmful effects on coral. In fact, it has...
