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Dermatologists recommend broad spectrum sunscreen products to protect against UVA and UVB rays

May 25, 2010
Sunscreen active ingredients, which are compounds that absorb, scatter or reflect ultraviolet (UV) light, are regulated as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Researchers Find Melanoma Not Caused By Early UVA Light Exposure

May 5, 2010
Early life exposure to ultraviolet A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model that previously made that connection, scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. UVA exposure is unlikely to ...

UVA exposure at early age does not cause melanoma

May 5, 2010
Early life exposure to ultraviolet A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model that previously made that connection, scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Researchers find melanoma not caused by early UVA light exposure

May 4, 2010
Early life exposure to ultraviolet A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model that previously made that connection, scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Researchers find melanoma not caused by early UVA light exposure

May 4, 2010
HOUSTON Early life exposure to ultraviolet A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model that previously made that connection, scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

Researchers find melanoma not caused by early UVA light exposure

May 4, 2010
Early life exposure to ultraviolet A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model that previously made that connection, scientists from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported May 4 in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. UVA exposure is ...

UVA, Merck enter into research collaboration to discover novel drugs for women’s reproductive health

March 12, 2010
The University of Virginia in Charlottesville today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) to discover novel drugs for women's reproductive health.

UVa engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel

January 21, 2010
With many companies investing heavily in algae-based biofuels, researchers from the University of Virginia's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have found there are significant environmental hurdles to overcome before fuel production ramps up. They propose using wastewater as a solution to some of these challenges.

UVA acquires Extend to broaden the potential for Gamma Knife Perfexion

December 18, 2009
Patients with overly large benign skull base tumors, lesions too close to critical anatomy and those with multiple brain metastases are among those who will benefit first from a new "frameless" device for use with Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion systems.

AstraZeneca, UVa announce collaboration in development of new treatments for CAD and PAD

December 15, 2009
AstraZeneca and the University of Virginia (UVa) in Charlottesville, today announced that they have entered into a strategic research collaboration to enhance development of new treatments primarily for coronary artery disease (CAD) with a secondary focus on peripheral vascular disease (PAD).

UVA Pioneers A New Approach To Preventive Heart Care For Women

December 5, 2009
When the University of Virginia Health System's new Club Red Clinic was on the drawing board, its organizers envisioned creating an innovative, cost-effective model for healthcare delivery. In a bold move, they decided to meld two timely healthcare concepts prevention and shared medical appointments (SMAs) into a unique clinical offering ...

UVA Health System Opening World’s First Fully-Dedicated Focused Ultrasound Facility

September 9, 2009
The University of Virginia Health System will hold a morning scientific symposium and early afternoon dedication ceremony on Monday, September 14 to mark the opening of its new MR Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) Surgery Center, the first facility in the world that will be used exclusively for perf