May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month.
This month is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the importance of prevention, early detection and treatment of
skin cancer, including basal cell, squamous cell and melanoma, the most common
form of cancer in the U.S.
More than 3.5 million skin cancers are diagnosed annually in more than 2 million people.
The CDC leads national efforts to reduce skin cancer through education. When in the sun,
seek shade, cover up, get a hat, wear sunglasses, and use sunscreen.
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LifeScience Moment: U.S. Surgeon General reported that there was "very solid" evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers.
On May 23, 1984, U.S. Surgeon General reported that there was "very solid" evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers.
Although the Public Health Service had been calling attention to the danger of tobacco smoking since the 1964 Surgeon General’s report
on smoking and health, its anti-tobacco campaign was relatively low-key until invigorated by Koop’s persistent efforts to speak out on the subject.
The 1986 Surgeon General’s report on the dangers of passive smoking was also an important milestone in the fight against smoking.
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Life science genealogy posters by state
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state through one-of-a-kind posters
illustrating the founding technology origins of life science companies.
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It's a Small World
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Human serum antibodies react with MERS-CoV-infected Vero cells (Photo credit: Jennifer L. Harcourt).
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Science Quote
"The theory of our modern technic shows that nothing is as practical as theory."
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Julius Robert Oppenheimer, U. S. Nuclear physicist
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(1904-67)
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