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From: spaf@gatech.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Let's talk about sunburn (ouch)
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Date: Sun, 8-Jul-84 11:25:05 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul  8 11:25:05 1984
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Organization: The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech
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Well, two general comments.  First of all, use of aspirin can significantly
help sunburn, both in reducing pain and in speeding the healing.  I
don't know the exact reasons why it helps the healing, but I know
from experience that it does work.

The other thing that I've learned from experience is that if you take
large doses of PABA for a few weeks, you are less likely to burn
when exposing yourself to the sun for any length of time.  PABA is
the same stuff they put in sunblock cremes that you'd normally rub
all over your bod.  It also is a vitamin you can get at your local
vitamin emporium.

The above are personal observations and are not to be construed as
informed medical advice.
-- 
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