Health
FDA warns of hand sanitizers tainted with 1-propanol
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to use hand sanitizers made by Harmonic Nature S de RL de MI in Mexico.
Aug 14, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study unveils many ways carcinogens trigger development of breast cancer
In the most comprehensive review to date of how breast cancer develops, scientists have created a detailed map that describes the many ways in which environmental chemicals can trigger the disease. Using ionizing radiation ...
May 22, 2020
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Health
Big brouhaha over obscure Medicare board
(AP) -- Remember the debunked death panels? A new Medicare board that Republicans are calling a "rationing panel" could become the next boogeyman in the nation's hyperbolic health care debate.
Jul 18, 2011
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Health
Study supports government initiative to give free vapes to disadvantaged people who want to quit smoking
A government scheme to give out free vapes to smokers appeals to most but not all, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Aug 6, 2023
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In food safety study, 25% of participants contaminated salad with raw chicken
In a study aimed at assessing the impact of washing poultry on kitchen contamination, researchers found that more than a quarter of study participants contaminated salad with raw poultry—including many study participants ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Vaccination
Why do some vaccines (polio, measles) prevent diseases, while others (COVID-19, flu) only reduce their severity?
When the first vaccines for COVID-19 rolled out in December 2020, some people hoped they would be a silver bullet against the novel virus the way that polio and smallpox shots are nearly 100% effective against those diseases.
Nov 3, 2023
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Medical research
Heart tests are overprescribed, study finds
In cardiac care, the mantra is fast becoming circumstance, circumstance, circumstance.
Aug 2, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies' random choices become their preferences
When a baby reaches for one stuffed animal in a room filled with others just like it, that seemingly random choice is very bad news for those unpicked toys: the baby has likely just decided she doesn't like what she didn't ...
Oct 2, 2020
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Report examines latest research on authorized product health claims
Researchers working on the EIT Food funded Health Claims Unpacked project have published a new report which reveals the results of the project's investigations into the communication of health claims on food labels.
Dec 23, 2021
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Govt proposes clearer labeling of meat additives
(AP) -- The Agriculture Department wants consumers to know when there's less chicken in their chicken.
Jul 21, 2011
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