Archive for 'Cancer'
Yale study details how and why of BPA’s dangers.
Mar 09, 2010 –
Exposing a female fetus to a chemical found in plastics causes permanent changes in a daughter’s uterus that might result in cancer — and a research team led by a Yale doctor has figured out why. Read...
Read MoreAdvocates sound alarm on cell phone radiation.
Mar 08, 2010 –
Mindy Brown is on a crusade to warn people about radiation from cell phones. It started after her husband, Fresno State football coach Dan Brown, developed brain cancer. Read more: Advocates sound alarm...
Read MoreMaine panel weighs cell phone cancer warning.
Mar 03, 2010 –
The Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on a bill that would make Maine the first state to carry warnings that cell phones can cause brain cancer. Read more: Maine panel weighs cell phone...
Read MoreAnger mounts over incinerator plan.
Mar 03, 2010 –
The environment ministry has it wrong – a proposed incinerator will harm, not help, Durham Region residents, a panel of opponents has warned, saying health and air quality will be seriously affected,...
Read MoreMaine lawmakers mull cell phone health warnings.
Mar 03, 2010 –
Maine’s state Legislature could soon vote on a bill making the Northeast U.S. state the first to require that cellular phones carry warnings of a possible link between mobile phone radiation and...
Read MoreFar south side environmental activist Hazel Johnson and her daughter ‘decided to stay here and fight’.
Mar 01, 2010 –
In the early 1980s, the cancer deaths of four little girls — whose bodies were so tiny they could fit in shoe boxes — forced Hazel Johnson to shift the focus of an organization she’d recently...
Read MoreCancer warning as scientists find potentially harmful chemical in fruit juices.
Mar 01, 2010 –
Fruit juices drunk by millions of children each day could contain a harmful chemical linked to cancer, scientists have warned. Read more: Cancer warning as scientists find potentially harmful chemical...
Read MoreArsenic-contaminated water threat to southern Punjab inhabitants.
Mar 01, 2010 –
Southern Punjab is facing serious threat due to high-level arsenic contamination in the drinking water, which is causing cancer, still births, post-neonatal mortality and other diseases. Read more: Arsenic-contaminated...
Read MoreHow schools fail to protect pupils from asbestos danger.
Feb 22, 2010 –
Three out of four schools contain asbestos, which could be putting children at risk of cancer, a damning report warns. Many do not have appropriate protection measures in place, while management of the...
Read MoreTamara McClintock Greenberg: Can Overweight Women Trust Their Doctors?
Feb 22, 2010 –
Being a doctor these days is hard. But so is being a patient, especially if you happen to be female and overweight. A study last year found that more than 40% of doctors feel “frustrated”...
Read MoreThis Silent Killer Now Verified in Non-Smoker’s Lung Cancer
Feb 20, 2010 –
Radon exposure is the number two cause of lung cancer in the U.S., second only to cigarette smoking. It is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. It’s estimated between 15,000 to...
Read MoreAnother study finds no link between mouse virus and chronic fatigue syndrome
Feb 19, 2010 –
For the second time in as many months, researchers have been unable to replicate a controversial study which showed that many patients with chronic fatigue syndrome carry a virus that might be linked...
Read MoreRodent of the Week: Green tea and good vision
Feb 19, 2010 –
The substances found in green tea — called catechins — are associated with a number of health benefits, such as improved cardiovascular health. The substances are antioxidants that are thought...
Read MoreBig News On Aspirin For Breast Cancer Survivors
Feb 19, 2010 –
There’s important news this week on the breast cancer front. A study published by The Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that regular, low-dose aspirin use reduces the risk of recurrence and...
Read MoreMary Herczog, diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, has died; she was 45
Feb 18, 2010 –
“On Girls' Day Out, most women indulge in activities like tea and manicures. My friends and I? We go for mammograms. “Let me back up. “A few months ago, I discovered a couple of...
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