Bill Signed to Protect Medical Spa Patients

The Sacramento (CA) Business Journal (7/20, Robertson, Subscription Publication) reported that in California, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) “has signed a measure into law that’s designed to protect…patients from the unlicensed practice of medicine in...

New Treatments for Melanoma Tumors

Electroimmunotherapy Uses Electric Forces To Eradicate Melanoma Tumors. The San Francisco Chronicle (7/19, Lee) reports on a “procedure, called electroimmunotherapy,” that “sends electric forces deep into the skin to eradicate melanoma tumors.”...

New Melanoma Research

Meta-Analysis Attributes 5.4% Of Melanoma Cases To Tanning Bed Use. HealthDay (7/25, Reinberg) reports, “Those who bronze themselves in tanning beds face a 20 percent increased risk of skin cancer, and that raised risk reaches 87 percent if they start before...

Benefits of Flavonol

High-Flavonol Cocoa May Protect Skin From UV Rays. The Miami Herald (7/11) reports that “high-flavonol cocoa protects skin from ultraviolet rays,” according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition. For the study, “one group of women ingested...