Very high doses of beta carotene supplements may be cancer causing, as two earlier, and controversial studies had concluded. Diets that are rich in foods containing beta carotene do not carry the ...
P.T. Barnum would have been proud. The giant conglomerates that process soy have managed to transform a bit of Frankenstein manufacturing into the very epitome of natural and traditional - and, most recently, into a preventative of some of the...
Several classes of drugs including diuretics and antihypertensives (for lowering of blood pressure) are suspected as being possible causes of cancer of the kidney. ...
The latest information about breast implants are that 5 to 6 per cent will rupture, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. ...
The link between a family history of breast cancer and a woman's likelihood of developing the disease is smaller than suggested earlier, according to American research. ...
Bone marrow transplants often used to treat leukemia and other malignant diseases dramatically increase the risk of cancer. ...
Wearing bras can cause breast cancer, two medical anthropologists have concluded. ...
A large scale study of all former trials of breast cancer risks with hormone replacement therapy shows a definite link between a risk of cancer and length of use. At the same time two cautionary ...
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), the compounds found in plastics, insulation materials and flame retardants, may be responsible for the increase in the incidence of non Hodgkin's lymphoma. ...
Pressure to remove calcium antagonists, given to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), from the market is likely to grow following new research suggesting they cause cancer. They have already ...