archives of dermatology

• Marathon Runners Face Cancer Risk, Study Finds

...We were concerned by this observation because all of us are enthusiastic runners and two of us... regularly participate in marathons," the authors write in Monday's Archives of Dermatology. "Personally, I recommend sunscreen use for everybody," said Dr. Scott B. Phillips, a Chicago dermatologist. Study co-author Dr. Christina Ambros-Rudolph said most marathoners are unaware of the risk to their skin, and even the running researchers found it "good to be reminded to keep wearing the right gear and use sunscreen.

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 13, 2009

• An Exploratory Investigation of Identity Negotiation and Tattoo Removal

This study investigates tattoo removal as a means of identity negotiation using Brewer's (1991) optimal distinctiveness theory as the conceptual foundation. Twenty-two informants who ranged in age from 19 to 43 participated in in-depth interviews telling their stories of tattoo acquisition and removal. Findings unpack the relationship between consumption, disposition, and the different aspects of the self-concept. Informants who felt overly individuated (or assimilated) in a frequently activated social identity group because of tattoo acquisition, compensated for this conflict by enhancing feelings of affiliation (or differentiation) in another frequently activated social identity via tattoo removal. This study extends previous research on the role of consumption in shaping the maintena...

...1996. "Motivation for tattoo removal." Archives of Dermatology 132: 412-416. Belk, Russell W. 1988...

• Academy of Marketing Science Review
• Nbr. 2008, January 2008