The results of two recent surveys conclude the same thing: people have many misconceptions about the risks associated with smoking.
Rewind to the year 1984 when the EPA first announced that Alar, a plant growth regulator (NOT a pesticide), caused cancer in animals. Now fast-forward five years to 1989, the year that the agency proposed banning this chemical based on what the EPA perceived to be an unacceptably high cancer risk to humans as well. The decision may have had something to do with a 60 Minutes special that ran at the exact same time and was successful in scaring 50 million Americans about the alleged dangers of Alar.
In his article for The New York Times Greenwire, Jeremy P.
USA Today has begun a series this week pedalling the supposed link between trace level chemical exposure in consumer products and children’s health.
A recent, important study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine was largely ignored by the popular press. It shows that a few simple and cost-effective measures can be implemented at home to protect children from common safety hazards. Dr.
More than five months after an FDA advisory panel voted to reject Vivus’ newly developed weight-loss drug Qnexa — the third weight-loss drug application to be rejected last year — the published results of a Phase III trial may give the drug another shot at FDA approval. Qnexa is a combination of two approved drugs: the appetite suppressant phentermine, and topiramate — which is most commonly used as an anti-seizure drug.
In a desperate attempt to solve Boston s obesity problem, Mayor Thomas Menino has officially banned the sale of sodas and other sugary drinks deemed unhealthy from city-owned property. The policy would ban non-diet sodas, sweetened iced teas, refrigerated coffee drinks, energy drinks, juice drinks with added sugar and sports drinks.
For individuals who consume two to three beers (or more) daily over the course of many years, a new study suggests that they may have a 75 percent increased risk of gastric (stomach) cancer. And for those who also have a certain gene called rs1230025, which is found in about 20 percent of the general population, the chance of getting gastric cancer goes up seven-fold.
Foods rich in soy naturally contain isoflavones, a compound with estrogen-like properties, which is why some doctors have advised their patients who are breast-cancer survivors to minimize the ingredient in their diet, hoping to decrease their risk of relapsing. That’s because it is fairly well-documented that an increased exposure to estrogen during a women’s lifetime — either due to late menopause, early menarche or never being pregnant — is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.
Recognized for her roles in such popular movies as Almost Famous and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, actress Kate Hudson is now better known around the mommy blogosphere for committing what is perceived to be the cardinal sin of pregnancy: imbibing a glass of wine.
