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Vitamin D Guidelines Doubled for Infants, Children, and Adolescents

What you can do: Make sure your children are getting at least 400 IU of vitamin D a day; breastfed babies and kids not getting enough should receive vitamin D supplements.

Frequent Fryers, Beware of Tanning Addiction

What you can do: Break the tanning habit by learning what it can do to your skin and your health.

“Risky 6” Amplify Your Likelihood of Deadly Skin Cancer

What you can do: Limit your sun exposure now, especially if you have one or more of the risky 6. Doing so will mitigate your risk of the most deadly skin cancer type.

Getting Enough Vitamin D? Probably Not

What you can do: Take at least 1,000 IU/day in vitamin D supplements; get more sun exposure, and eat vitamin D–fortified foods.

Deadly Skin Cancer Strikes Older Men More

What you can do: Be pushy: Ask your doctor to check your hard-to-see places for melanoma lesions.

Don’t Get Burned by Unsafe Sunscreen

What you can do: Although it takes a little bit of extra effort, favor sunscreens with a white tint that are harder to rub into your skin.

5 Fixes for a Better Beach Trip

What you can do: Bypass sunscreens with certain ingredients; take a quick shower to wash off potentially deadly bacteria.

Slideshow: Find the Best Summer Sunglasses

What you can do: When shopping for sunglasses, look for tags that indicate the lenses block 99 to 100 percent of UV rays; special coatings and lens colors can also keep eyes comfortable.

7 Household Items That Can Prevent Heatstroke

What you can do: Pack an anti-heatstroke kit if you’ll be spending significant time outdoors during hot weather.

Which Sunscreen Is Best? None of Them

What you can do: Don’t slather mindlessly. Find the sunscreen that works best for your situation, and consider it just one part of your UV ray defenses.