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"SUNSCREEN products offering lower protection [...].


Byline: Sue Carroll

j"SUNSCREEN sunscreen /sun·screen/ (-skren) a substance applied to the skin to protect it from the effects of the sun's rays.

sun·screen
n.
 products offering lower protection give users the false reassurance they are safe and should be scrapped," says consultant dermatologist der·ma·tol·o·gist
n.
A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.


Dermatologist
A physician that specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin.
 Dr John Ashworth, who wants to see a radical shift in Government policy.

Why? And what business is it of the Government what sunscreen I choose to put on my skin? "People underestimate the strength of the UK sun," says the doctor.

Not half as much as health experts underestimate the intelligence of the average Brit.
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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Aug 25, 2009
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