Exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is associated with both adverse and beneficial health
effects. While many of the adverse effects of excessive exposure are well known, the …

Most common diseases appear to result from complex, poorly understood interactions
between genetic and environmental factors. Relatively few factors have been unequivocally …

Reduced immunity following exposure of skin to UV radiation (UVR) may explain the
positive latitude gradient measured for a number of autoimmune diseases (greater …

This issue of Photochemistry and Photobiology contains six articles in its vitamin D
symposium-in-print. The excellent and thorough reviewers for each of the papers made the …

Current sun safety messages stress the importance of sun protection in avoiding the
consequences of excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR), such as skin cancers …

Background WHO's global burden of disease studies, undertaken since 1996, apportion the
total global disease burden, measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), to specific …

This review examines the epidemiological evidence that suggests ultraviolet radiation (UVR)
may play a protective role in three autoimmune diseases: multiple sclerosis, insulin …

Several recent studies suggest a possible inverse relationship between ultraviolet radi ation
exposure and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, colon, breast and prostate cancer, and …

Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) has always been part of the environment of man. UVB is
required for the conversion of 7-deoxycholesterol to vitamin D, which is critically important in …

Ultraviolet radiation (UV) is the carcinogen that causes the most common malignancy in
humans–skin cancer. However, moderate UV exposure is essential for producing vitaminDin …