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 The US Preventive Services Task Force is strengthening advice on aspirin therapy for middle-aged men and women.The recommendation, published in the annals of Internal Medicine, says that men ages 45-79 should use aspirin to reduce their risk for heart attacks when the benefits outweigh the harms for potential gastrointestinal bleeding....
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 Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Colorectal cancer causes 655,000 deaths worldwide per year. According to estimative reports released by the American Cancer Society, 148,810 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year and 49,960 people will die of the disease. One of the...
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 According to a recent study by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, kid’s shampoos contain high levels of chemicals linked to cancer. The CSC tested 48 different name-brand kids' bath products for 1,4-dioxane; 28 of those items were also tested for formaldehyde.The report showed 61 percent of 28 products tested contained both chemicals....
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Ten children were rushed to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in
Little Rock after accidentally drinking windshield wiper fluid at a day care
center, authorities said Friday. The incident happened after a staffer served
it from a container mistaken for Kool-Aid and placed in a refrigerator.
Laura James, a pediatric pharmacologist and...
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 I am sure new mommies think the very best for their newly-born children and they buy the “best” products to wash their delicate skin. Surprisingly, these products aren’t what they are supposed to be, according to a new analysis made by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetic Use.The analysis found that many baby and child care products contain...
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 House and Senate leaders introduced legislation on Friday
that would ban bisphenol A in all food and beverage containers amid growing concern
that the chemical would interfere with human development.
The authors of the bill were Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
and Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Charles E. Schumer...
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 U.S. lawmakers on Friday introduced legislation to ban the toxic chemical Bisphenol A from all food and beverage containers because of the fact that the substance is thought to be harmful for any human development. The bills, introduced by Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Charles E. Schumer...
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 Ten children accidentally drank windshield wiper fluid after a staff member mistakenly put the liquid in the refrigerator and ten served it to children. The children, between 2 and 7 years of age were rushed to hospital, and fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Only one child remained in the hospital care due to blood levels of...
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 Six makers of baby bottles in the U.S. announced their decision to remove the controversial chemical from their products. The decision was taken after attorneys general from Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey sent letters last October to 11 companies, asking them to stop using the chemical, which can alter the normal activity of...
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 A key test used to detect testosterone fails to take into account vital ethnic variations. It appears that sportspeople from certain ethnic groups are less likely to be caught if they take steroids. The results of these tests might be influenced by a genetic factor linker to race.The tests were introduced by the World Anti-Drug Agency in...
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 Mass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 Killed
The bodies of six people - 4 adults and 2 children - were found by police in a small brick house in Memphis, Tennessee. Inside the small building were found three other...
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