Parades Inspire Energy, Fun and Sometimes a Sunburn Aside from the Vernal Equinox itself, nothing comes closer to representing the Gateway to Spring than St. Patrick’s Day. It’s the first opportunity of any new year for thousands of people to throw open their doors and head outside for some fun community revelry. parades abound; each … Read more
When a TV show reaches its 100 th episode, it becomes eligible for the lucrative World of Syndication. When our Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness blog reaches its 100 th post, well, what you get instead is recognition for the achievement, and it’s our readers that made it happen. When we at Pretty Pale decided to start this blog … Read more
When Flu Season rolls around, it’s about as welcome as a stranger would be in your home. No one likes the symptoms associated the flu and so people employ any number of methods to deal with it. Some look to cut the flu off at the pass with pre-emptive vitamins, while others try to quickly … Read more
For those of us in the northeastern United States, a quick check of the calendar shows that the time will soon be upon for us to hang up our shovels and put away our parkas. Thoughts of picnics, beach trips, cycling, softball, basketball, camping and a whole host of other outdoor activities (where UV Skin safety should … Read more
That Is The Sun Safe Question It’s a conundrum that has plagued mankind since the dawn of time. Okay, maybe it hasn’t been quite that long, but it’s still a conundrum nevertheless. How does one protect oneself from sun skin damage caused by the sun’s harmful UV rays, while still allowing oneself to absorb at … Read more
One of the cruelest things about having cancer, aside from the cancer itself, is how physically traumatic the treatment of it can also be. Unfortunately, over 50% of breast and other cancer patients will require Cancer Radiation therapy throughout the course of their treatments.*At issue is that radiation therapy destroys both cancerous and noncancerous cells … Read more
There are many ways for different blogs to get their points across. Methods vary of course, but there’s one in particular that we don’t agree with: the use of scare tactics. Now, we realize that times have changed. And that every person and outlet that posts some form of writing or stories on social media … Read more