Scientists suspect flipping body’s light-dark cycle leaves workers vulnerable The Associated Press (updated 7:52 p.m. ET Nov. 29, 2007) LONDON – It was once scientific heresy to suggest that smoking contributed to lung cancer. Now, another idea initially dismissed as nutty...
Study: Adults with fat stomachs more prone to abnormal cell growth Reuters (Updated: 5:41 p.m. ET July 5, 2006) Adults who carry much of their fat around the middle may be at increased risk of colon cancer, a large European study...
Department Chair With Industry Ties Misrepresented Results to Federal Authorities For Immediate Release: April 05, 2006; Contact: EWG Public Affairs, (202) 667-6982 (WASHINGTON, April 5) — Boys who drink water with levels of fluoride considered safe by federal guidelines are five...
Dental Health student’s study contradicts her adviser’s findings By: Doris A. Hernandez (Harvard Crimson, April 10, 2006) A study associating drinking fluoridated water with osteosarcoma, a rare malignant bone tumor, was published last Wednesday on “Cancer Causes and Control”, an online...
Girls who begin smoking cigarettes within the first 5 years after they began menstruating were 70% more likely to develop breast cancer than nonsmokers. A new study found that this relationship exists regardless of how long the girls continued smoking....
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual reminder of the prevalence of the disease. While there is no guarantee, evidence suggests risks are lowest among women whose diets include the following cancer-protective foods: Monounsatured fats such as olive oil in...
by Shira Graber Day after day, study after study emerges touting new ways to prevent and reduce the risk of cancer. Eat this, don’t eat that. Drink this, don’t drink that. It seems like the research points fingers in different directions...
While many women state their worst fear is breast cancer, lung cancer is now actually the biggest cancer threat to women – it accounts for the same amount of cancer-related deaths as breast and gynecological cancers combined. Along with the obvious...
For gals, be careful. For pals, this is for your girlfriend / spouse. Deodorants (non-antiperspirants) are very hard to find but there are a few out there. A health seminar in the US presented findings that the leading cause of breast...
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in men. Scientists have estimated that lifestyle factors account for about 75 percent of advanced prostate cancer cases. Of all the environmental factors, diet appears to be the most influential....