Word: sunburned
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...initial signs include high fever, diarrhea, vomiting and dizziness, followed by a sunburn-like rash with peeling of skin, especially on the hands and feet. There may also be a sharp drop in blood pressure and, in severe cases, fatal shock. The bacterium may be carried into the vagina during insertion of the absorbent pluglike devices. Rely may be doing its job all too well. It may be creating an ideal breeding ground for the staph bacterium...
Except for the obvious risk of sunburn from overexposure, medical specialists see no immediate danger from such tanning. But, cautions Madhukar Pathak, research professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, "we don't know the long-term effects of exposure to ultraviolet lamps." He warns that prolonged use of the lamps found in most clinics may cause skin cancer in fair-complexioned people. Although this is usually treatable, the aging and wrinkling of the skin that also come from too much exposure are irreversible. Those who do not use goggles risk developing cataracts. As of next...