European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To your health Don t seek the Sun without a Sun screen by Randolph e. Schmid associated press victorian beauties carried parasols to help maintain the Pale complexions then in Vogue a practice dermatologists say was Lar healthier than today s emphasis on the Ian. The warm weather and longer Daylight Means More outdoor time or americans and raises the danger of skin damage and even skin cancer for those who Aren t careful the food and drug administration warns. Plenty of sunscreens Are available rated according to their Protection actor the higher the number the better but they have to be used to do any Good. Children and people with Pale skin Are at particular risk warn the american Academy of dermatology and the american Academy of paediatrics. But anyone even those with very dark Shin can suffer sunburn. And sunburn can Lead to premature aging of the skin wrinkles and skin cancer. Indeed just one severe sunburn during childhood or adolescence doubles the risk of eventually developing malignant Melanoma a potentially fatal skin cancer reports or. Arthur j sober of Harvard medical school. Dermal taoists urge applying a sunscreen is to 30 minutes before going out. It should be used liberally Over exposed areas except the eyes. If using a new Brand test a Lilette of it on the underside of the forearm to see if any irritation develops ingredients vary and people who use one Brand easily May be allergic to something in another Brand. The associations of doctors who specialize in skin and childhood diseases held a joint conference on the dangers of Sun exposure last year. They compiled a list of common myths about the Sun and the facts according to current research. Here Are some of them myth a slow Ian is a Sale Tan. Fact dermatologists now believe that there is no such thing As a Safe Ian. Studies show thai 90 percent of skin cancers occur on Sun exposed areas of the body. Myth Sun exposure is essential to Good health. Fact a Lew minutes of Dally Sun will stimulate Vitamin d formation in the skin. However it is important to note that adequate amounts Are available from Vitamin d fortified foods such As milk myth skin damage irom sunburn is Only temporary. Fact skin damage from Sun exposure accumulates Over a lil Elime. The result can show up 20 or 30 years later in the form of wrinkles blotches red Scales or skin cancer. Myth Only Lair shinned people need sunscreens. Fact while dark Shin absorbs More o the harmful ultraviolet Light skin damage can occur in All skin types. Myth sunscreen in t needed by people who stay in the Shade. Fact it s especially important to use sunscreen even in the Shade if near reflective surfaces such As water Sand Snow or Concrete. Beach umbrellas and Shade Trees Don t protect against reflected Light. Myth Clouds and water Block the suns rays. Fact Clouds and water Are no Protection As much As 80 percent of the dangerous ultraviolet Light gets through. Use sunscreen on hazy Days and a Waterproof version in the water. Myth Only sunbathers need sunscreens fact skin damage can occur anytime one is exposed to the sunlight whether walking driving picnicking playing a sport doing Yard work or whatever. Modern medical quacks find willing victims Page 16 the stars and stripes by Jane e. Brody new York times a s More americans turn to unorthodox remedies and preventive medicines. In food and drug administration has begun a accelerated Campaign against quackery which the Agency defines As the promotion of false or unproven products or therapies for  the Campaign has been welcomed by Many physicians who say it is Long overdue though hardly adequate to counter the multimillion Dollar health fraud Industry. For example or. Robert a. Gok Slone an orthopaedic surgeon in Ridgewood . Laments the fact that self styled groups claim Lobo Able to treat a variety or physical and emotional problems and appear to be permitted to do so without regard for their education knowledge training or the accuracy of their claims or tuesday june 21,1988 the Efficacy of their  walking through a shopping mall during a health fair shows that the Snake Oil salesmen Are still with us and that a susceptible Public is willing to buy their wares he added. Some other doctors and a few consumer groups have criticized the anti quackery Campaign expressing concern that the Effort May stifle innovative approaches. They maintain that the medical establishment is Blind to the potential of alternative methods of health care like acupuncture chiropractic and homeopathy in which patients Are treated with tiny doses of medicines that produce symptoms like those of the disease being treated the latest government estimates however. Indicate that quackery is costing americans Small fortunes both in dollars severe billion a year spent on useless tests and treatments and in medical consequences such As failure to get needed therapy Whan it can be most effective