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Article: St. Mary's Medical Center Highlights National Health Issues for May; Eyes, Osteoporosis, Fitness, Emergency Room Services and HIV Vaccine Awareness Included in This Month's Health Focus.
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- Business Wire
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- April 28, 2006
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St. Mary's Medical Center:
National Sight-Saving Month
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
While it may not seem like it with the current weather conditions, Bay Area residents will soon have the opportunity to be exposed to sunlight. This is when it's especially important to take precautions to protect your eyes. The same rays that age and damage your skin can also hurt your eyes. Exposure to UV rays can burn delicate eye tissue and raise the risk of developing cataracts, macular degeneration, and cancers around the eye.
Since everyone is at risk from sight-damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation, St. Mary's ophthalmologists stress the need ...