Chapter headings. Preface. Historical Perspective. Women (and men) and s un in ancient times (P.U. Giacomoni). The Advantages of Sunlight. A pers pective on the beneficial effects of moderate exposure to sunlight: bone health, cancer prevention, mental health and well being (M. F. Holick). Clinical Effects of Solar Radiation. The negative effects of solar radi ation: a clinical overview (F. Urbach). The effects of sunlight on the s kin of Asians (J.H. Chung). Effects of solar radiation on the human immu ne system (M. Norval). The negative effects of solar and artificial irra diation: photoaging of the skin, its clinical appearance and underlying mechanisms (M. Wlaschek et al.). The epidemiology of solar radi ation and skin cancer (B.K. Armstrong, A. Kricker). Hazards of sunlight exposure to the eye (J.E. Roberts). Photodegradation of human hair (S.B. Ruetsch et al.). Molecular Effects of Solar Radiation. UV dama ge to nucleic acid components
(J.L. Ravanat et al.) . Lipid photo-oxidative damage in biological membranes: reaction mechani sms, cytotoxic consequences and defense strategies (A. W. Girotti). Phot