Skin care clinics to show UV damage Team at CancerCare Manitoba using special camera at summer events By: Simon Fuller Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013 ...

"Exposure to UV-B rays increases the risk of DNA and other cellular damage in living organisms. Fortunately, about 95% UV-B rays are absorbed by ozone in the Earth's atmosphere," NASA said.

The biggest risk with skin damage while driving is having the windows down or your arm out the window in direct sun. Even untinted windows will reduce UVA exposure to some extent, so it’s better ...

Energy from the sun’s rays can cause skin damage and cancers. Sunscreens can absorb or reflect the dangerous UV light. Here’s how it works.

To explain how you can identify sun damage on your skin and what you can do about it, we spoke with Dr. Sandhya Deverapalli, a dermatologist and the director of chemotherapy and transplant ...

By the time we hit our 50s and beyond, our skin has already accumulated decades of sun exposure, which can lead to delayed damage showing up later in life (Alamy/PA) ...

The UV index measures the strength of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The index ranges from 0 to 11, with higher numbers indicating greater risk of sunburn and skin damage.

When it comes to blocking harmful UV rays, not all windows are equal. Sometimes you’ll need extra protection.

"The UV index represents the amount of skin-damaging UV radiation reaching the earth’s surface at any instant of time," the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says in its UV Index Guide.