- Thursday, September 15, 2011, 18:16
- Health
The researchers have found that it is quite possible to cure cancer, if you do not let the tumors to develop resistance. The study published in the Science Translational Medicine journal showed that there was some chemical reaction connected with resistance. The doctors say they know how to stop the process.
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- Monday, September 5, 2011, 18:44
- Health
For six years, the scientists from the University of Birmingham have been studying the influence of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (also known as the narcotic drug "ecstasy") on cancer cells.
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- Friday, September 2, 2011, 18:54
- Health
More than 7,000 smokers have taken part in the study conducted by the scientists from Penn State College of Medicine. As a result, the doctors have confirmed that if a person smoked a cigarette within 30 minutes after waking up, the risk of lung cancer would be twice bigger.
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- Thursday, August 11, 2011, 18:41
- Health
Washington Physicians Committee has issued a statement about the danger of hot dogs. This kind of fast food contains much salt, threatening with hypertension and other problems with the cardiovascular system. But most importantly, American doctors believe that a total amount of 50 grams of processed meat per day (as a hot dog contains) increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 21%.
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- Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 19:49
- Health
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO (IARC) announced on May 31 that a mobile phone is a potential carcinogen. Its active use increases the risk of malignant brain tumor, glioma, by 40%.
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- Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 20:23
- Health
According to a new report released by World Wide Fund for Cancer Research and the American Cancer Institute, excessive consumption of red meat may lead to cancer and increase the risk of abdominal tumors in particular.
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