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Did hot dogs save us from colon cancer? [Food Science]
After 1978, two strangely related things happened: a new set of regulations for processed meat limited the amount of nitrite used in hot dogs, forcing manufacturers to add ascorbate or erythorbate instead. And the following that year, there was a majo… Continue reading
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Did hot dogs save us from colon cancer? [Food Science]
After 1978, two strangely related things happened: a new set of regulations for processed meat limited the amount of nitrite used in hot dogs, forcing manufacturers to add ascorbate or erythorbate instead. And the following that year, there was a majo… Continue reading
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Massive 15-year study finds no link between cell phones, cancer
Despite numerous studies indicating that cell phones pose no health risk to their users, a few studies have been released that suggest prolonged use might contribute to brain cancer. For the World Health Organization, th… Continue reading
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded posthumously for the first time in history [Medicine]
Earlier today, the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann (pictured left and center, respectively) “for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity;” and to Ralph M. Steinman … Continue reading
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Coffee stops cancer! Again! [Food Science]
Coffee! Is there anything it can’t do? We’ve already seen it linked to dropped rates of breast and prostate cancer, and now it seems to guard against skin cancer too.
Okay, to be fair, it’s caffeine that’s the cause this time. Red Bull, tea, black bla… Continue reading
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The first cancer vaccine that works [Medical Breakthrough]
Cancer vaccines may come sooner than you think. And each vaccine will be tailor-made for a specific kind of cancer. This isn’t just a theory anymore. It’s been done.
A group of medical researchers in the U.K. and the U.S. have successfully cured prost… Continue reading
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The Man Who Had HIV and Now Does Not
Tina Rosenberg |
NY Mag |
May 2011
Timothy Brown was diagnosed with HIV in the ’90s. In 2006, he found that a new, unrelated disease threatened his life: leukemia. After chemo failed, doctors resorted to a bone marrow transplant. That transplant eras… Continue reading
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Arsenic is unlikely warrior against cancer [Medical Breakthroughs]
The deadly poison made famous in countless Agatha Christie mysteries isn’t known for its health benefits. But an arsenic compound has helped treat leukemia sufferers for over a decade, and we’ve just discovered it can fight other cancers as well.The sp… Continue reading
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Cancer caused by DNA repair gone haywire [Medical Science]
We don’t know how to cure it, but now we’ve got a better idea what causes cancer. The disease starts when cells mess up their attempts to repair damage to their DNA.There’s a certain tragic irony to this, as these terrible diseases seem to begin with c… Continue reading
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