Tag: Cancer - Page 5
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Nano-Sunscreens Not As Effective
The Cosmetics Design-Europe website reported this week that scientists at the University of Rochester found that sunscreens containing nanoparticles are not as effective at protecting people with sun-damaged skin. Tests done
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Quotes of the Day: Opinions on the FDA Declaring BPA Safe
"The FDA's assessment relies on just two studies which were funded by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). This ignores dozens of other
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Green Eyes On: Seeking Cancer Cure, Teenage Entrepreneurs Sell Honey at Whole Foods
Photo: Via Hives for LivesIt's that time of year, when kids all over are saying so long to summer camp and lazy mornings watching TV show reruns, and gearing up for the new school year. But few will be as busy as Molly and Carly: In addition to school
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FDA Says BPA Is Safe For Babies
The Federal Food and Drug Administration, responsible for determining the safety of what Americans put in their bodies, has looked at the dangers of Bisphenol A and concluded that "adequate margin of safety exists for BPA at current levels of exposure
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5 Ways the NYT Science Columnist Distorts the Facts
We have heard
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Canadian Report Urges Cuts in Children's Fluoride Exposure
Whenever we write about bottled water or toothpaste, we get deluged with comments from anti-fluoridation crazies out of Dr. Strangelove activists pointing out the dangers of the stuff; meanwhile our health officials and the
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Yankee Stadium Bans Sunscreen: Security Threat or Squeezing For Nickels?
It is really hard to promote the idea that people should get outdoors, be part of their community, go out to the ball game or whatever when we read things like this. At Yankee Stadium, the security guards are confiscating sunscreen. "Five hours in the
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Proven: Vegetarians Live Longer
The battle has long been waged, and will certainly continue in spite of this study. Are humans designed/evolved to eat everything and at risk of malnutrition as vegetarians? Or is vegetarianism the healthy and ethical choice?
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Could Magic Mushrooms Help Treat Cancer?
Doctors at the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit of Johns Hopkins University are seeking volunteers for a study assessing the therapeutic value of the psychoactive substance, psilocybin, in sacred mushrooms (aka magic
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Banner To Bags: A Great Way To Renovate
Some eco-treats are just best (or only able to be) coveted from afar, and that's how it's been between me and the great recycled-sailcloth bags from Red Flag Design - based in Vancouver, B.C. Both Red Flag's original duffel bag and tote designs are
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Lights Out Ladies: Brightly-Lit Neighbourhoods Associated With Breast Cancer
Women who live in well-lit neighborhoods are at a greater risk for developing breast cancer than those who live in darker areas, find Israeli scientists.
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Health Care Without Harm: a Hippocratic Waste Oath
The medical branch has long operated following the Hippocratic Oath: "First do no harm". People started questioning the context of this promise though, when EPA published initial reports on releases of dioxin, a carcinogen which may also harm
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In Israel: More Cellular Antennas = Less Radiation?
Controversy over cellular antennas is nothing new in Israel. The battle lines are clear: on one side, the cellular companies and the Environmental Protection Ministry, on the other side, wide segments of the public, who fear possible health risks to
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Study in Denmark Shows Environmental Factors in Early Life May Influence Risk of Testicular Cancer
In a study done recently, researchers found that the number of incidents of testicular cancer among first generation immigrants to the nation of Denmark was much lower than that among native males.
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The Debate over Nanotechnology
Not since the advent of genetic engineering have environmentalists, scientists and policymakers been so divided over a new technology. We are talking, of course, about nanotechnology - a nascent field whose developments we've
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Think Before You Fall For Cause-Related Marketing
Every October, we're assailed by a barrage of pink-ribbon products purporting to support breast-cancer awareness: Buy specially marked packages of frozen microwavable dinners and 50 cents goes to breast-cancer research, or
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Quote of the Day: Devra Davis on Declining Male Births
In the United States and Japan, there has been a significant decline in the birth of baby boys. What does this have to do with testicular cancer? Well, there's a theory of testicular dysgenesis, which means that there is something on the Y chromosome
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Quote of the Day: Jeanne Rizzo on Cancer and the Environment
Why is it when I wake up in the morning, I find myself asking if this is the year the environmental health movement goes mainstream. When will the cancer establishment open its eyes to the mounting evidence of harm from exposure to toxic chemicals and
