Sunscreen chemicals cause health problems

Swiss researchers from the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Zurich have discovered that some sunscreens contain chemicals that mimic the effect of the human hormone estrogen. The substances, benzophenon, octylmethoxycinnamate and...

The Sunscreen Octyl Methoxycinnamate Binds to DNA

Authors: Norrell, Johannes; Vohra, Shikhar; Nordlund, T. M. Affiliation: Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham Journal: American Physical Society, Annual March Meeting, March 20-24, 2000 Minneapolis, MN, abstract #F36.093 Publication Date: 03/2000 Origin:...