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Will new sunscreen ingredients protect us? | Jefferson City News-Tribune
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (217+ words) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The South Florida sun is brutal, and while slathering on sunscreen usually feels like a no-brainer, this summer the rules have changed. An ingredient that makes European sunscreens more effective has just been approved by the FDA…...
Gen Z calls the new social media trend ‘tanmaxxing.’ Experts call it ‘harmful’ and ‘destructive’ | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (973+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. -- A recent trend on TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms touting "tanmaxxing" have health experts concerned about the skin of young people, in particular Generation Z. "Tanfluencers" widely share popular videos of extreme tanning methods and media monitor…...
FDA’s greenlight of old chemical offers chance to restore faith in sunscreen | Jefferson City News-Tribune
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (986+ words) Officials, environmental health advocates, and skin care industry groups are expressing hope the Food and Drug Administration's approval of a sunscreen ingredient this week -- after consideration for two decades, and global use for nearly as long -- will help restore Americans…...
Corgi puppy yoga is absolutely as adorable as you think | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (444+ words) SAN JOSE, California -- Whoever said money can't buy happiness hasn't been to a puppy yoga class. Especially a corgi puppy yoga class. Class at Puppy Paws Yoga was held on the second level of a strip mall on Redwood City,…...
Good Times Tattoo and Piercing celebrates three years in business | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) Whether it's a regular business day or an anniversary party, the owners of Good Times Tattoo and Piercing said they want everyone who steps into their shop to "have a good time at Good Times." The shop, co-owned by brothers…...
RFK Jr. clears path for minors’ use of tanning beds, much to dismay of dermatologists
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (754+ words) Days before the 2024 presidential election, future Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a statement on X promising to end the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "aggressive suppression" of such alternative therapies as raw milk, ivermectin, psychedelics and, somewhat…...
Florida gym trains you to do stunts like Hollywood action star | Jefferson City News-Tribune
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) MIAMI -- South Florida has no shortage of fitness centers -- but how many teach you to get kicked in the gut and then properly fall? Or tumble onto the ground from a high-wire? What about getting pushed around on a crash…...
Algoa Correctional Center celebrates new programs with ribbon-cutting | Jefferson City News-Tribune
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (705+ words) During a Tuesday ribbon-cutting ceremony for two new technical programs at Algoa Correctional Center, an inmate thanked corrections administrators for creating something that "could change our lives." The prison launched its state-licensed tattooing program in January, which allows inmates to…...
Inmates to begin learning tattooing skills at Algoa Correctional Center | Jefferson City News-Tribune
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1101+ words) A tattoo apprenticeship program at Algoa Correctional Center begins today. The program is a way for inmates to become licensed tattoo artists in the state of Missouri, and has the same requirements as tattoo apprenticeships in typical non-prison settings. Right…...
Crafters were lonely in LA, ‘junk journals’ brought them together | Jefferson City News-Tribune
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (89+ words) LOS ANGELES -- Bikini-clad girls sat sipping canned cocktails by the shallow end of a swimming pool. Their sunscreen glistened in the summer heat, leaving a coconut aroma in the air. But these... Crafters were lonely in LA, ‘junk journals’ brought…...