Heather Rogers

1 week ago | healio.com | Gabrielle Capaldo |Carol L. DiBerardino |Heather Rogers |Susan Taylor

Key takeaways: The U.S. has not seen the approval of a new sunscreen ingredient since the 1990s. The FDA’s plan to phase out animal testing removes one of the obstacles standing between Americans and new sunscreens. The FDA announced it will be reducing, refining and potentially replacing the animal testing requirement for the approval of certain drugs, which could have implications for the approval of new sunscreen ingredients in the United States.

Oct 14, 2024 | santacruzsentinel.com | Heather Rogers

By Heather RogersProposition 36, which polls say is expected to pass, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Prop. 36 will drain money from local treatment programs, school-based prevention efforts, and crime survivors to fill the coffers of Big-Box Retail who cynically see mass incarceration as a way to increase their profits by curbing petty theft. By the time we see the devastating effects Prop. 36 will have on Santa Cruz, it will be too late. Proponents of Prop.

Sep 17, 2024 | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Heather Rogers |Frank Lipman |Michael Dregni

Nobody I know seems to be pining for an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, so I didn’t know quite what to think when I came across a study the other day highlighting the regions of the United States in which dementia sufferers were most likely to get one and where they’re harder to come by. At first glance, it struck me as a rather grim version of those emails that land in my inbox from time to time listing the best cities for ordering pizza after midnight or something of that sort.

Sep 5, 2024 | healio.com | Gabrielle Capaldo |Kristen Dowd |Heather Rogers |Anthony Rossi

You've successfully added Cutaneous Oncology to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Key takeaways: The FDA has not approved new sunscreen ingredients in decades due to the classification of sunscreen as a drug.

Aug 14, 2024 | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Michael Dregni |Heather Rogers

Even quasi-hopeful news is a rarity on the Alzheimer’s front these days, what with the variety of risk factors rising and Big Pharma as vexed as the rest of us, so I had to smile last week when I happened upon research suggesting that all we have to do to slow the onslaught of dementia is live among the trees.