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Everything you ever wanted to know about vitamin D
In 2010, The New York Times called vitamin D the most talked-about supplement of the decade. Nearly 10 years later, the frenzy over the “sunshine vitamin” hasn’t died. Last year, the Times reported...
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The problem with taking scientific questions to court
Flickr user Mike Mozart At the start of July, a Missouri jury awarded $4.69 billion to women with ovarian cancer they claimed was caused by Johnson & Johnson baby powder. The decision was the...
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Wearables can track your UV exposure, but preventing skin cancer isn’t so simple
Can tech improve the way we think about the long-term health effects of sun exposure?. PixabayWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn...
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‘Zombie genes’ could be why so few elephants die of cancer
cuddling elephant and baby elephant. Valentinaa Zhukova The longer you live, the higher your chances of developing cancer creep toward 100 percent. Moreover, the larger you are, the greater your...
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How worried should we be that glyphosate was found in our Cheerios?
Cheerios in milk. Photo by freestocks.org on Unsplash An environmental advocacy group found traces of controversial herbicides on popular breakfast cereals like Cheerios, Lucky Charms, and Quaker...
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HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations
Pap smears could be a thing of the past—at least for some patients. An update to the official recommendations for cervical cancer screening now includes the option to get a different test, one that...
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Understanding glioblastoma, the most common—and lethal—form of brain cancer
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. On August 25, Senator John McCain died after a year undergoing treatment for glioblastoma (GBM), a particularly aggressive brain cancer. But what exactly is this type of...
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Scientists used Zika to kill aggressive brain cancer cells in mice
Treating cancer with a virus isn't as wild as it sounds. DepositPhotos Fears of Zika have plummeted in the last year. New cases of the disease that plagued the Americas for nearly two years and...
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Donated organs rarely spread disease, thanks to these protocols
But surgery is still the right call for some. Pixabay There’s always a small risk that a transplanted organ will carry an infection or disease from the donor to the recipient. Pixabay Last week, many...
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This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine is shared by a cancer-fighting (and...
The Nobel Prize, though often questionable in its selections, captivates the world each year. While there are now scientific awards with larger monetary prizes, there is no prize so universally and...
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Nobody really knows what smoking pot does to your lungs
In case you missed the news, Canada legalized marijuana last week, leaving the country’s 13 provinces and territories to each figure out how it will be sold in their jurisdiction, and pot users across...
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The truth about organic food and cancer
There’s a lot we don’t know about organic food. But one thing we do know? That being a person who both can afford to buy organic and chooses to do so generally means you’re a healthier person. Of...
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Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer
Ten years, $30 million, and thousands of rodents later, the results from one of the largest studies on the relationship between the type of radiation emitted from cell phones and risk of developing...
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Lonesome George’s genes could reveal the secrets of longevity
Stanford Woods/Flickr Lonesome George died when he was roughly 101. He wasn’t especially old for a Galápagos tortoise, which can live to be 150 years old, nor was he especially large, weighing in at...
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The link between baby powder and cancer is easier to prove in a courtroom...
Flickr user Mike Mozart The signature smell is hard to forget. Johnson and Johnson’s baby powder, a product that was once considered simple, benign, and ubiquitous among new mothers is now the subject...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg just had cancer surgery—here’s why she should be okay
Flickr Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had two cancerous nodules removed from her lung Friday at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, according to a press release issued by the Supreme...
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Cancer rates are rising in young adults. Here’s how to lower your risk.
Barring weight loss, there are other steps young adults at risk for colorectal and kidney cancer might be able to take to stay healthier and reduce their cancer risk. Deposit Photos Public health...
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The FDA is questioning the safety of 14 common sunscreen ingredients
Deposit Photos It’s hard to imagine a time before sunscreen. But it wasn’t that long ago that the only way to protect yourself from the sun’s powerful rays was to either stay inside or wear long...
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You might not need a colonoscopy to be screened for colon cancer
A simulation of a colonoscopy. CSIRO In the United States, screening for colorectal cancer is usually unpleasant. A patient’s preparation begins with a liquid diet, laxatives, and the uncomfortable...
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Wind turbines do not cause cancer
Wind turbines farm. Rafa Irusta Machin At the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual spring dinner, President Donald Trump claimed that the noise wind turbines produce causes cancer....
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