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Curves
12/19/08

In reply to OLEDs to be Used to Treat Skin Cancer, Acne
As a red head, I am glad to know they are working on skin cancer research....just in case its in my future. I wonder if I can go out in the sunshine now.
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scarbrtj
12/19/08

@Curves:
if you're in a bikini,
1) let me know,
2) use SPF 45 sunscreen
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Curves
12/19/08

@scarbrtj: I actually do go out in the sun. I use SPF90 (or higher) and walk around under an umbrella. This summer, when I was vacationing at the beach, I was the ONLY person laying out to get sun from 8 to 9 a.m.
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scarbrtj
12/19/08

In reply to OLEDs to be Used to Treat Skin Cancer, Acne

Many skin cancers are currently treated by a combo of light and drugs (called photodynamic therapy)...

PDT is used to treat many skin conditions, but it is practically NEVER used to treat skin cancer.

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Fractal the Meek
12/19/08

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Joe: "Is something glowing out of the back of your pants, Fred?"
Fred: "Um. No."
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FredicvsMaximvs
12/19/08

@Fractal the Meek: Wait, what?
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strider_mt2k
11/12/08

In reply to Lifemax Sneezer Beam Annihilates Your Allergies With Light
Prepare the Neutron Beam!!
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ripfire
11/12/08

In reply to Lifemax Sneezer Beam Annihilates Your Allergies With Light
I heard this thing also stimulates hair growth in your nose.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/12/08

In reply to Lifemax Sneezer Beam Annihilates Your Allergies With Light
I suffer from it as well.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/12/08

In reply to Lifemax Sneezer Beam Annihilates Your Allergies With Light
I'll pass because this could actually be counterproductive.

I'm a photic sneezer, meaning that when I go from areas of low light to bright light - especially sunlight, I sneeze, usually 3 to 5 times. It's a problem with my wiring. My trigeminal nerve runs too close to my optic nerve and overstimulation of optic trips the sneeze reflex as the impulse jumps to the trigeminal.

No, it's not cool; it's a pain in the ass, especially in January when it's blindingly sunny and there's snow. No, it's not rare; one in ten people have photic sneeze disorder.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: Also, cold and bright sunlight make my eyes water.

Yes, the Sun is trying to kill me.
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Rabid Penguin
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: I know how you feel. I have a tendency to get a rash and burst into flames when in direct sunlight.
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jacobestes
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: Are you sure it's one in ten? I've met ten people.
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TheMensch
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: I have the exact same condition. I know it sounds retarded, but bright lights make me sneeze, almost without fail.
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Xerloq, we are all made of stars.
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: I hope you don't work for Dunder Mifflin. That, along with anal fissures, surely isn't covered under their benefits plan.
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Rabid Penguin
11/12/08

@Xerloq: Hahaha. Nobody has anal fissures.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/12/08

@jacobestes: I refer you to The Mensch. As you can see, there appears to be some support for my position.
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infmom
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: Count me in as another sunlight sneezer! Although I don't think sticking a light up your nose would trigger the problem.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/12/08

@TheMensch: @infmom: @gunstarhero:

Now you guys know. You're not crazy. You have bad wiring which leads to sunlight making you sneeze.

Photic sneezers unite.
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badhatharry
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: This is actually something they test for in pilots. I am sorry to say this, but you cannot fly bombing raids for your country in Iraq.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/12/08

@badhatharry: That's a shame, because at 5'3", I am short enough.

Of course, my eyesight is terrible (~20/400), but they don't test eyesight, do they?
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badhatharry
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: No, they have robots that see for you. I am 6'. Does that mean I can't bomb Iraq as well?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/12/08

In reply to Lifemax Sneezer Beam Annihilates Your Allergies With Light
Does this work like the 3 sea shells?
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