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Fewer French women dropping tops at beach

Sat, 08/14/2010 - 23:00 by Prince damin

Paris -- Aesthetics and protecting the skin seem to be the main reasons French youth say the nation's famed topless beaches are becoming passe.

A growing number of French women are telling pollsters they don't plan on joining the older generations that pioneered the once-risque practice of bathing sans top, and are instead staying covered up.

"There are not that many nice-looking breasts, so why display them?" one 23-year-old woman told the Los Angeles Times. "And it's a generational question. Mostly 50-year-old women do it."

Other mademoiselles told the Times they weren't fond of being ogled by male beach-goers.

Pub waxing event nearly takes testicle

Fri, 06/18/2010 - 10:55 by Pankaj Damin

Birstall, England -- Doctors said a man who let friends give him a "male Brazilian" waxing in a pub nearly lost a testicle when six of his seven layers of skin were removed.

Joe Cooper, 24, said he and 10 of his friends were waxing themselves at The Trees pub in Birstall, England, as a fundraiser for a local hospital and he was the only one brave enough to go beyond the chest and wax his groin, The Sun reported Thursday.

Sunscreen getting us closer to cancer?

Tue, 05/25/2010 - 20:38 by Samia Sehgal

Sunscreen may accelerate the spread of skin cancer, suggests a new research. What appears to be the chief protection for skin in summers, may actually lead to a deadly disease in the long run.

Genetic code of skin, lung cancer unlocked

Thu, 12/17/2009 - 17:55 by Jaspreet Virk

New York, December 17 -- In a move that will revolutionize cancer treatment, the researchers have cracked an entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers--lung and skin cancer.

Unbelievable! Our skin can hear

Thu, 11/26/2009 - 18:36 by Natalie James

Los Angeles, CA, November 26 -- Humans hear not just with their ears but also with their skin and hair follicles, according to surprise findings of a new research. Sensations on the skin surface help in understanding what is being said, the Canadian research suggest.