Word: dermatologist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even so, health experts are skeptical. Says Arthur Balin, a dermatologist at New York City's Rockefeller University: "While these neutralizers are effective, there is no evidence that free radicals on the skin's surface even cause damage...
...Says Stern: "The chances of substantial results are only one in five, a large investment for a reasonably low chance of real cosmetic benefit." Moreover, if the applications are discontinued, the new hair disappears within a few months and balding continues at its previous pace. Says New York Dermatologist Stephen Kurtin: "The biggest resistance to minoxidil is not that the results may be only fair, but that it is a lifetime commitment...
Alpha rays can also weaken the body's immune system and possibly lower resistance to disease, says Dermatologist John Epstein of the University of California at San Francisco. Epstein and other researchers believe that UVA exposure may promote skin cancer. "The presumption, based on animal studies, is that if you go into an indoor tanning salon, then go out into the sun, you increase the risk of skin cancer," says Dr. Nicholas Lowe of the University of California, Los Angeles...
...weeks before a Palm Springs vacation. Like many others, she is convinced that a parlor "base tan" effectively protects against sunburn. Some researchers agree, as long as the tanning is gradual. But many others contend it is a "myth" that a UVA base tan can provide protection. Dermatologist Gary Peck of the National Cancer Institute predicts that today's tanners will pay the price tomorrow. At the very least, they are the ones who will be slathering on anti-aging cream "to get rid of the wrinkles caused by the exposure...
...recent trials of the tan enhancer, Norman Levine, a University of Arizona dermatologist, confirmed that it produces a fast tan for all skin types by increasing melanin, the skin pigment that absorbs the sun's ultraviolet rays. The black mark against Bergasol, say other doctors, is that it contains the chemical psoralen, extracted from citrus oil. In animal tests at Harvard Medical School, high doses of psoralen caused skin cancer. Still, says Harvard Dermatologist Madua Pathak, Bergasol also contains sunscreen, which reduces UV absorption and cuts the risk to humans to acceptable levels. Harvard Colleague Robert Stern...