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...PLASMA Ultraviolet rays bombard a screen covered in tiny specks of phosphor. PRO: The Rolls-Royce of flat panels, it's equally bright from every angle. CON: Heavy. Expect to spend up to $15,000 on a good model. Cheaper sets can't handle high-definition TV. HOT BRAND: Panasonic...
...PLASMA Ultraviolet rays bombard a screen covered in tiny specks of phosphor. Pro The Rolls-Royce of flat panels, it's equally bright from every angle. Con Heavy. Expect to spend up to $15,000 on a good model. Cheaper sets can't handle high-definition...
Once or sometimes twice a month, Shaun Hughes travels from his office to a Seattle light-treatment laboratory for a bizarre ritual. He subjects himself to potentially dangerous amounts of ultraviolet rays. Before blasting 31 doses of radiation, lab technicians place on his back a quilt made of 30-odd fabric samples. Twenty-four hours later, Hughes goes back for evaluation. It is a strange routine, since Hughes is a skin-cancer survivor. "I'm a guinea pig," he says...
...Bake can do wonders for looking healthy. That’s ironic,’ laughs Jim L. Stillwell ’04-06, who tans about every week and a half. According to Elvis, owner of Sun City Tans, his male customers are increasingly comfortable under the ultraviolet. “We still get a few male customers who seem uncomfortable with the process, but it’s mostly over being nude,” he says...
...prevent the deterioration from getting worse--which is why it's so important to take steps to prevent AMD in the first place. At the top of the list is quitting smoking or never starting. Eating lots of fruits and vegetables and wearing sunglasses that block harmful ultraviolet rays may also help. Three years ago, a study sponsored by the National Eye Institute showed that a high-dose regimen of vitamins (including C, E and beta-carotene) plus zinc was moderately successful for intermediate cases of AMD. (Smokers should not take beta-carotene, as it may increase their risk...