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I really feel sorry that I cannot update my blog everyday, I am officially missing in action. This week and even last week have really been a busy as a bee week for me. We are in the middle of the build phase and a lot of coding/ fixing/ investigation and researching is going on. Though I still stay up late at night but I am too tired to even composed a decent post. I avoid to write article out of rush. As much as possible I wanted it to be useful, expressive and/or informative to the readers. I noticed that I tend to laugh more often this past few days maybe to laugh off the stress and pressures of everyday work. There were many road blocks that I encountered when I started writing my codes luckily I was able to resolve it this afternoon (Yehey!). Whew! Why didn't I just picked Tourism when I was in college?! now I have to deal with all the logical and analytical thinking. Did you know that thinking too much is way more stressful and tiring than physical fatigue. I am really
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10 Do's and Dont's after a UVB session

As UVB sessions help people like me heal faster there's also some disadvantages brought by this treatment. An overexposure to UVB radiation can cause sunburn and some forms of skin cancer. However the most deadly form - malignant melanoma - is mostly caused by the indirect DNA damage (free radicals and oxidative stress). In humans, prolonged exposure to solar UV radiation may result in acute and chronic health effects on the skin, eye, and immune system.[15] This can be seen from the absence of a UV-signature mutation in 92% of all melanoma.

UVB helps in the production of Vitamin D. Vitamin D has regulatory roles in calcium metabolism (which is vital for normal functioning of the nervous system, as well as for bone growth and maintenance of bone density), immunity, cell proliferation, insulin secretion, and blood pressure.

After a UVB treatment make sure that you observe the following do's and dont's:

1. DO make sure that you have a referral from you derma or doctor as they will know whether it is necessary for you to undergo the treatment.

2. DONT make you Derma or doctor prescribed you this treatment if it ain't really needed. Sometimes our desire to get healed immediately would make us want to have the extreme treatments or the higher dosage of medicines. Let our doctors decide, we don't have to put words in their mouth. They know what's best for us.

3. Make sure the one conducting the session is a licensed doctor or an authorized medical personnel.

4. DO apply sunblock to the areas that were exposed during the treatment.

5. DO avoid additional sun exposure for the day. Remember UVB is like standing under the sun for 20 minutes so there's no need to get exposed some more.

6. DO protect the eyes by wearing sunglasses with UV protection.

7. DO apply topical medications upon returning home.

8. DO call you attending derma if you should or should not continue your treatment. This is more patients that have more than 1 prescribed session. It is advisable to have a follow-up check-up with your derma so she can see your skin if there's improvement already.

9. DO call your attending derma when you experience any of the following within 24 hours:
a. Unusual or persistent pain
b. Burning
c. Blistering
d. Persistent Erythema ( redness of the skin, caused by hyperemia of the capillaries in the lowerlayers of the skin.)
e. Swelling

10. DO get the contact numbers of the Phototherapy lab of the hospital so you can contact them if you have further concerns.
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