Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Bacterial infection in exhaled breath

Although ethylene (or ethene) is best known as a plant hormone, humans also produce it as consequence of oxidative stress, caused, for example, by UV radiation from the sun. An international team led by Simona Cristescu from ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

3M's new quicker sterilization test could boost surgical safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave 3M's new rapid sterilizing test kit the thumbs-up last month, meaning that hospitals can verify that surgical instruments are sterilized at low temperatures in just 24 minutes instead ...

Other

US cancer doctor convicted of poisoning lover

(AP)—A cancer researcher in Texas was convicted Friday of aggravated assault for poisoning her colleague, who was also her lover, by lacing his coffee with a sweet-tasting chemical found in antifreeze.

Oncology & Cancer

Many chemicals unproven to raise breast cancer risk

Women who want to reduce their risk of breast cancer may have heard they should avoid exposure to industrial chemicals but scientific evidence has so far not proven a direct link, said a US group Wednesday.

Health

Top 15 chemical additives in your food

We don't just want our food to taste good these days: It also has to look good. As a result, food producers use any of 14,000 laboratory-made additives to make our food appear fresher, more attractive or last longer on the ...

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