Comments on: Here Comes the Sun http://polosbastards.com/pb/here-comes-the-sun/ I need to provide a blog tagline... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:36:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mozley http://polosbastards.com/pb/here-comes-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-12975 Mozley Sat, 26 May 2007 00:06:45 +0000 http://polosbastards.com/pb/here-comes-the-sun/#comment-12975 While Steve Strommer and Benjamin Franklin are right to advise that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, most travelers would benefit by learning how to treat sunburns. Sunburns are well modeled as radiation-induced inflammatory disorders leading to dermal cell death and its consequences. The disease processes that result can take up to 72 hours to peak, during which time a variety of medical interventions can be extremely helpful at limiting the extent of injury. A report on treatments of medically meaningful sunburns will follow. Its primary specific aim will be to empower travelers with the scientific and medical knowledge they’ll need to cope effectively with solar radiation injuries. P. David Mozley, M.D. While Steve Strommer and Benjamin Franklin are right to advise that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, most travelers would benefit by learning how to treat sunburns. Sunburns are well modeled as radiation-induced inflammatory disorders leading to dermal cell death and its consequences. The disease processes that result can take up to 72 hours to peak, during which time a variety of medical interventions can be extremely helpful at limiting the extent of injury. A report on treatments of medically meaningful sunburns will follow. Its primary specific aim will be to empower travelers with the scientific and medical knowledge they’ll need to cope effectively with solar radiation injuries.

P. David Mozley, M.D.

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