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Summer can be very stressful for our skin.

Sunburn, stings, heat rash and poison ivy are just some of the challenges.

This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grayden. sunscreen can help prevent a sunburn, but are we expecting more from our

sunscreen than it can deliver? What else should we be doing to protect our skin from ultraviolet radiation?

Millions of people take medications that can make their skin more vulnerable to sun damage.

What should you know about phototoxic reactions.

Our lines are open for your calls and questions about summer skin problems

including bites, blisters, burns and rashes.

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Coming up on the People's Pharmacy,

Solutions for Summer Skin Problems. problems.

In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, COVID-19 has faded from the headlines, but it hasn't disappeared. Hospitalizations for this infection have risen 10% over the last few weeks.

According to the CDC, COVID-19 indicators, including hospital admissions, emergency department visits, test

positivity, and wastewater levels are increasing nationally.

Since December these figures have been relatively low, but now they're beginning to climb.

Cases are still far below where they were at this time last year, but experts warn that

the fall and winter may see considerable increases in COVID activity.

Olive oil used to be considered too high and saturated fat to be healthy,

but several years ago a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine

recruited people at high risk for heart disease. Those who consumed four tablespoons daily of

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