Renee's blog

Round 11 is slated for Monday, May 16, 2011. Only 5 foursomes left! We have not been successful with tennis registration. We will keep tennis open until next Monday, May 9.

We are big fans of Bruce Springsteen - Always - and now he has joined the fight against melanoma.

In this YouTube video, Dr. Susan Swetter of Stanford describes the technique of examining high risk patients for signs of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.

Check it out on Johnson & Johnson's health channel...

UVA rays are often referred to as the "aging rays" because of its unique characteristics:

• pass through glass (office & cars)
• penetrate deep into the skin layers
• are present ALL 365 calendar days regardless of weather or altitude
• are 20 times more abundant than UVB

UVB rays are considered burning rays because they cause sunburn and tanning; and vary with seasons, i.e., stronger in the summer

Choose sun block with "broad spectrum protection"- (which provides protection form BOTH UVA and UVB rays)

A true fact not widely known. Melanoma is not restricted to "the Irish skin types".