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Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF

FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds

FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th
By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Indoor tanning beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight, under a proposal unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has regulated tanning beds and sun lamps for

Cash-strapped post office tests same-day delivery

Cash-strapped post office tests same-day delivery
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 23rd
By HOPE YENAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Emboldened by rapid growth in e-commerce shipping, the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is moving aggressively this holiday season to start a premium service for the Internet shopper seeking the instant gratification of a store purchase: same-day

Cash-strapped post office tests same-day delivery

Cash-strapped post office tests same-day delivery
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 22nd
By HOPE YENAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Emboldened by rapid growth in e-commerce shipping, the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is moving aggressively this holiday season to start a premium service for the Internet shopper seeking the instant gratification of a store purchase: same-day

Banana Boat recalls sunscreen due to fire risk

Banana Boat recalls sunscreen due to fire risk
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th
By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling a half-million bottles of spray-on lotion after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the product and coming in contact with open flames. Energizer Holdings Inc.,

Banana Boat recalls sunscreen due to fire risk

Banana Boat recalls sunscreen due to fire risk
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th
By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling a half-million bottles of spray-on lotion after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the product and coming in contact with open flames. Energizer Holdings Inc.,

Spokane doc gets $600K and apology from state

Spokane doc gets $600K and apology from state
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A Spokane dermatologist won a $600,000 settlement and rare public apology from Washington state health officials who went public with charges of drug abuse and medical fraud based on a bogus tip from his ex-wife. The payment to Dr. William "Phil" Werschler is among the largest

Writer-filmmaker Nora Ephron dies at 71

Writer-filmmaker Nora Ephron dies at 71
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 27th
By HILLEL ITALIEAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Among the injustices about the death of Nora Ephron is that she isn't around to tell us about it. "She was so, so alive," says her friend Carrie Fisher. "It makes no sense to me that she isn't alive anymore." Ephron, the essayist, author

Nora Ephron, writer-filmmaker, dies at 71

Nora Ephron, writer-filmmaker, dies at 71
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 27th
By HILLEL ITALIEAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Among the injustices about the death of Nora Ephron is that she isn't around to tell us about it. "She was so, so alive," says her friend Carrie Fisher. "It makes no sense to me that she isn't alive