Posted on 02 June 2011.
Radiation emitted from a mobile phones is “possibly carcinogenic” and may cause a certain type of brain cancer called glioma, says the International Agency for Research on Cancer or IARC, which is under the World Health Organization. The international group of experts put radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, which are emitted from cellphones, microwaves, radar, radio, television, […]
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Posted on 02 June 2011.
The bacterial outbreak, which killed at least 17 people and sickened thousands more, has sparked a diplomatic argument between two European countries. Germany struggled on Wednesday to identify the real source of a lethal foodborne infection, which has been attributed to a rare strain of E. coli. The outbreak is yet the worst that Germany […]
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Posted on 02 June 2011.
Republican members of the House are pushing back against the administration’s efforts to promote healthy eating habits among the youth. They said that the Agricultural Department should tweak the rules they issued on January of this year that forces schools to make healthier lunches. Republicans insist that the ruling is far too costly. The bill […]
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Posted on 02 June 2011.
A leading association of pediatricians announced that energy drinks should not be regularly drank by children and teenagers. In fact, they want the youth to not take consume the drinks at all. The American Academy of Pediatrics reported on Monday that consumption of energy drinks by teenagers and young children should be decreased. Dr. Marcie […]
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Posted on 01 June 2011.
A recent study found out that children successfully treated for cancer are at higher risk to develop gastrointestinal problems, ranging from mild to severe cases, in the future. The study, which was conducted by the University of California researchers in San Francisco, examined the gastrointestinal problems reported by 14,358 patients who lived at least after […]
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Posted on 31 May 2011.
France appeared set to maintain its strict restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research Thursday after the conservative government won over a parliamentary bid to ease up the country’s law on bioethics. The National Assembly of France voted 73-33 to retain the curbs on Wednesday night. The Roman Catholic Church, as well as conservative legislators […]
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Posted on 31 May 2011.
An opinion poll revealed that more than 8 out of 10 women perceive the new guidelines that do not recommend routine breast cancer screening for women below the age of 50 as unsafe. However, University of Massachusetts Medical School researchers in Worcester found out that the majority of the women gravely overestimate their risk to […]
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Posted on 31 May 2011.
Roche Holding AG gave an upbeat statement about the possibility of Avastin getting an approval to be a key drug for ovarian cancer. Pascal Soriot, the company’s pharma head, said that they are absolutely confident that Avastin will be approved in Europe and they are also positive that it will be approved for the US […]
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Posted on 31 May 2011.
A new research suggests that the growing trend in sedentary jobs is one of the major factors in the increase of obesity cases in the United States. Sitting in front of the computer for eight hours a day rather than working on the field means that American workers are burning 140 fewer calories per day […]
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Posted on 30 May 2011.
Planned Parenthood challenged South Dakota in federal court on Friday over an abortion law that would entail women seeking abortions to a 72-hour waiting period and counseling at crisis pregnancy centers. The lawsuit seeks to block the law up to the time a final verdict is announced as to whether it goes against the women’s […]
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