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FDA and Public Health Experts Warn About Electronic Cigarettes
For Immediate Release: July 22, 2009 Media Inquiries: Siobhan DeLancey, 301-796-4668, siobhan.delancey@fda.hhs.gov Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA and Public Health Experts Warn About Electronic Cigarettes The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Tobacco Seen Killing 6 Million People Next Year, 2010
Reuters Health Tuesday, August 25, 2009 By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor and editing by Alan Elsner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tobacco use will kill 6 million people next year ...
Smoking, Obesity Ups Breast Cancer Risk
The Times of India September 2009 A study conducted in Canada has reinforced the correlation between being overweight, smoking and breast cancer risk Published in the Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, ...
Study Urges More Oversight of Dietary Items
By NATASHA SINGER Published: March 3, 2009 More than half of all American adults, or at least 114 million people, use dietary supplements like vitamin pills, diet pills, herbs and ...
Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments
Results of small study hint at cancer-preventing ability, researcher says MONDAY, April 6, 2009 (HealthDay News) -- Eating 2.5 ounces a day of broccoli sprouts appeared to reduce the risk ...
Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span
By Amanda Gardner healthday Reporter Mon Mar 23, 2009 MONDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Diets high in red meat and in processed meat shorten life span not just from ...
Probable Carcinogens Found in Baby Toiletries
By Lyndsey Layton Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 13, 2009; A04 More than half the baby shampoo, lotion and other infant care products analyzed by a health advocacy group ...
No More Toxic Tub
Getting Contaminants Out of Children's Bath & Personal Care Products Despite marketing claims like "gentle" and "pure," dozens of top-selling children’s bath products are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemicals formaldehyde ...
Your Digestive System
The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract—a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus—and other organs that help ...
Q&A: Fruits & Veggies
Q: Should we eat raw or cooked vegetables? A: Both. Vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. Eating a variety of different types of vegetables, whether cooked or ...
Nutrition & Cancer:Myths, Controversies & Realities
There is a wealth of research available today on the effect of diet and nutrition on physical health. In general, it is believed that a balance of healthful foods combined ...
Yoga May Bring Calm to Breast Cancer Patients
"Given the high levels of stress and distress that many women with breast cancer experience, the opportunity to experience feeling more peaceful and calm in the midst of breast cancer ...
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