Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Ultraviolet radiation that is found in sunlight, has a wavelength between 290 and 320 nanometers, and can cause damage to the skin including sunburn, tanning, premature aging, and cancer.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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NB-UVB is also safer they tanning because it has 0% increased risk of cancer unlike tanning systems.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Expect A LOT More of This With The New Federal Health Care Rules 2009
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Small increases in UVB exposure would reduce their population size and in turn result in large reduction in the size of the animal population that feed on of these creatures.
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The sun's radiation contains different types of light, including ultraviolet B, known as UVB, which is primarily responsible for sunburn, and UVA, which penetrates the skin more deeply.
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Their tanning devices, which bathe the user with ultraviolet light, are designed not to emit the shortwave ultraviolet rays (known as UVB) that cause burning.
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Some basics: SPF (sun protection factor) ratings apply to a band of ultraviolet light called UVB, the key culprit in skin cancer.
The Truth About Spf 2007
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A sunscreen's SPF, or sun protection factor, measures how much the product shields the sun's shorter-wave ultraviolet B rays, known as UVB radiation, which can cause sunburn
unknown title 2009
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A sunscreen's SPF, or sun protection factor, measures how much the product shields the sun's shorter-wave ultraviolet B rays, known as UVB radiation, which can cause sunburn
unknown title 2009
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This study highlights an important gap in the provision of treatment for patients with psoriasis and it is timely to reassess conventional treatments such as UVB, writes Professor Alex Anstey from the Royal Gwent Hospital, in an accompanying editorial.
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This study highlights an important gap in the provision of treatment for patients with psoriasis and it is timely to reassess conventional treatments such as UVB, writes Professor Alex Anstey from the Royal Gwent Hospital, in an accompanying editorial.
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"The UVB is the one that is most measured which is the one the SPF is responsive to.
KTVO3 - KTVO News 2009
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