Cancer Prevention
The Scary Truth about BPA-Free Plastics
When we first heard about the dangers of bisphenol A (BPA), a compound used to make hard plastics for things like reusable water bottles and food containers, we were horrified: ...
Heart risk in bottles and women most vulnerable
EXPOSURE to a chemical found in plastic bottles and drink cans could be bad for the heart, a new study has claimed. Researchers exposed mice from birth to bisphenol A ...
Which food companies don’t use BPA-lined cans?
There are many reasons to be concerned about the chemical bisphenol-A or BPA. The Food and Drug Administration says BPA is safe low levels, but other countries take a more ...
Warning: That Tan Could Be Hazardous
Indoor Tanning Poses Cancer Risks, Teenagers Learn TEQUESTA, Fla. — On their way home from an SAT tutoring session, the Van Dresser twins, Alexandra and Samantha, 17, popped into Tan ...
How to avoid products with toxic bisphenol-s
tudies of bisphenol-S, the chemical compound sometimes used to replace bisphenol-A in "BPA-free" plastic products, found it is disruptive not only to the body's hormone system, but to brain circuitry ...
BPA alternative disrupts normal brain-cell growth, is tied to hyperactivity, study says
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have shown why a chemical once thought to be a safe alternative to bisphenol-A, which was abandoned by manufacturers of baby bottles and sippy cups ...
Nicotine Linked To Breast Cancer | More Bad News for Women Smokers
It is well known that smoking cigarettes leads to an increase in lung cancer and oral cancers. Recent research has now shown that nicotineitself is linked specifically to breast cancer. ...
Diabetes and Cancer Risk
In June 2010 CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians published research exploring the relationship between Diabetes and Cancer Risk. Type 2 Diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes) and Cancer share many risk ...
Homemade Soft Scrub Cleaner for Kitchens and Bathrooms
There’s one spot in my house that ALWAYS gets stained: the kitchen sink. It could be the chai teas and coffee. Or the cocoa powder I use for homemade hot ...
The Worst Health Mistakes People Are Still Making? Here’s the Top 10…
A lot of us have been blindly following so-called health advice for years without realizing that some of it may be doing us more harm than good. More studies that ...
6 Cancer Causers at Home You Should Get Rid Of
We have grown to believe that our home is our castle. But things have changed long ago and nowadays our homes might be hiding more danger than safety. Indeed quite ...
7 Ways to Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer
Every health organization that is working to fight a disease talks about “raising awareness.” But in the case of breast cancer, there are few people who aren’t already “aware.” It’s ...