A Baltimore man whose tracheal cancer had progressed beyond the point of operation now has a second chance at life, thanks to a remarkable new procedure. Christopher Lyles is a 30-year-old electrical engineer who, just last November, received a tracheal transplant made from plastic fibers covered by his own stem cells. The procedure, which was led by Dr.

Every two years, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) releases its government-mandated Report on Carcinogens, which lists agents, substances, mixtures, and exposures in the environment that may increase a person s risk of cancer.

As part of the Obama administration s 2010 health care overhaul, legislators are pushing to require drug companies to publicly disclose any payments they make to physicians for research, consulting, speaking, travel, or entertainment.

In an interview on Wednesday with E&E TV, Dr. Allan Felsot discussed the role of pesticides in allowing us to supply the world’s population with food and keep people healthy, countering claims that pesticides lead to dangerous toxicity in our foods. The interview coincided with Dr. Felsot’s Capitol Hill briefing today on “Pesticides and Health: Myths vs. Realities,” the paper he authored for ACSH.

In an interview this morning with E&E TV, Dr. Allan Felsot discussed the role of pesticides in allowing us to supply the world s population with food and keep people healthy, countering claims that pesticides lead to dangerous toxicity in our foods. The interview coincided with Dr. Felsot s Capitol Hill briefing today on Pesticides and Health: Myths vs. Realities, the paper he authored for ACSH.

In what amounts to a step backward, BASF, the giant German chemical company, has decided to halt its efforts to sell genetically modified (GM) products in Europe. Their decision comes in response to unfounded but continuing fears among European consumers that genetically modified products pose a health risk. As Stefan Marcinowski, a BASF board member, states, There is still a lack of acceptance for this technology in many parts of Europe.

As we check in on the Gulf seafood scare one of ACSH s Top Health Scares of 2011 the FDA continues to reassure the public that Gulf seafood is indeed safe to eat. Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, there have been lingering concerns among the public that seafood from the Gulf coast may be contaminated by oil and chemicals used to diffuse the oil, known as dispersants.

Those who support tobacco harm reduction as an effective option for reducing the terrible toll of smoking on Americans health face an uphill battle, as media coverage continues to promote misleading claims about the safety and effectiveness of harm reduction products.

Although media coverage might lead us to believe that the U.S. obesity epidemic is only getting worse, two new studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggest that national obesity levels may actually be leveling off.

Will wearing an antiperspirant give you cancer? Not likely.