Sunburn

• Its all fun in the sun--until someone gets burned. Looking and feeling like a lobster? Ouch.
(YAHOO!)
• SUNDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- In examining exactly what happens when skin gets sunburned, researchers studying human skin cells and mice found that sunburn is the result of RNA damage.
(YAHOO!)
• When summer hits, people emerge from their indoor environments and spend a lot more time outdoors enjoying the fine weather. Beaches and parks become highly popular, while shorts, t-shirts and light clothing become the norm.
(FOX News)
• (NaturalNews) Summer provides the opportunity for vitamin D3 and sunbathing and tanning for many who have been confined to the indoors for several months. It is also a time for more outdoor activities under the sun.
(Natural News.com)
• If youre looking for ways to avoid sunburns on this very hot not-quite holiday weekend, Reuters photographer Aly Song snapped some shots of a fairly radical method employed by some beach-goers in Qingdao, China Friday: Nylon face masks.
(The AtlanticWire (blog))
• Poor Wayne Rooney - first he isnt allowed to play in the first three matches of Euro 2012, then England gets knocked out by Italy. But just when everything was starting to look rosy, with a family trip away in LA, the poor footballer gets sun burnt.
(Daily Mail)
• Late Saturday night Irelands national weather service, Met Eireann, issued the following warning: Sunburn index for Sunday. High countrywide. As soon as I read that I re-read Met Eireanns forecast for Sunday and I smiled.
(more amusing than useful - Irish Central)
• Few things are worse than getting a sunburn on your second day of vacation. A total sunscreen fail.
(Sacramento Bee)
• Of course it is best to avoid getting a sunburn in the first place by eating a diet high in antioxidant-rich foods, wearing protective clothing during peak sunshine hours, etc.
(Natural News.com)