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Many Suncreens Don't Work Or Are Hazardous To Health Says Group

Medical News Today, Catharine Paddock, PhD
Published July 3, 2008

A non-profit group in the US claims that most sunscreens either don't work or are hazardous to health, but the sunscreen industry rejects the charge. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) said their investigation of nearly 1,000 brand-name sunscreens showed that 4 out of 5 of them either don't adequately protect against damaging UV radiation or contain potentially hazardous chemicals. More...
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