Prepared by Barbara Sweeney for Dreamlife Sudden Infant Death Syndrome — known as “SIDS” — is the leading cause of death in infants in the United States. Many more children die of SIDS than any other problem, including AIDS, cancer, pneumonia,...
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...
Many of us are aware that diet plays a multitude of roles in the development of cancer. But did you know that what you don’t eat is as important as what you do eat? Through our diets, we can be exposed...
Study: Adults with fat stomachs more prone to abnormal cell growth Adults who carry much of their fat around the middle may be at increased risk of colon cancer, a large European study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 370,000 adults...