Anyone who's said it doesn't hurt to smile must not have had chapped lips.

Chapped lips are basically an infl ammation of the lip itself and can occur for a variety of reasons, including exposure to wind, dry air, cold temperatures and the sun, said Stephanie Burleson, family medical physician with Utica Park Clinic Jenks.

“Chapped lips can be a big problem when they get sore. They can interfere with eating, drinking, talking or other types of everyday things," she said.

Breathing problems such as asthma that cause people to breath out of their mouth more than their nose can also trigger chapped lips, as can some medications.

“Medications for acne, like Accutane, are notorious for drying lips," Burleson said.

Heaters also affect the lips by causing the air to dry out.

Deadly Smith Mine explosions continue to echo

Jake would be part of a recovery crew that found James' body five days later. Jake helped carry his father's body to a part of the mine where it would remain until it was brought out the next day.Jake never talked about that horrific day to his family, Jeffrey McNeish said.Jeffrey McNeish, who lives in Billings, has just published his third book on the mine disaster that claimed 75 lives and nearly erased the close-knit communities of Bearcreek and Washoe from the map.In addition to the 74 miners killed by one of two blasts in the mine or a few hours later by gas poisoning, a rescue-team member, Matt Woodrow, 61, would be overcome by gas and die a few weeks later.The book project started 2-1/2 years ago when McNeish realized how little he knew about the mine disaster that took his great-grandfather's life and the lives of nine other relatives.

Hairspray and Parade Top 2008 Olivier Nominations

The West End premiere of the Broadway musical Hairspray led nominations for the 32nd annual Laurence Olivier Awards, nabbing a record-breaking 11 in total, including Best New Musical and leading actor and actress in a musical for stars Michael Ball and Leanne Jones. At the same time, the London debut of the Jason Robert Brown musical Parade scored an impressive seven nods, leading the best-ever haul for the tiny Donmar Warehouse, which tallied 13 noms in all.

Completing the best musical lineup are The Lord of the Rings, which went on to feature predictably strongly in the design categories, and The Drowsy Chaperone, a Broadway hit that flopped in London after only a few months. Stars Summer Strallen and Bob Martin were nommed for their work in the Canadian-spawned show, with Martin the lone London holdover from Drowsy's Broadway cast.