Cancer

The committee hears about the serious health threats to children and families from air pollution that pours into port communities from large ships. Thisis a legislative hearing to review a bill that would substantially cut air pollution from these ships. Large ocean going vessels - container ships, tankers, and cruise ships - are among the largest contributors to deadly diesel air pollution in our port communities. And with international trade projected togrow significantly, the problem will only get worse.

This is a list with ingredients found in hair dye on the US market, but banned in Europe because of health risk association.

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Time is not on the side of activists, however. There is much work to be done over the next few months if they are going to bring about change.

The first step is getting word out that the issue is on the table"

Please make this known!!!

For more than seven months, the nation’s top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states, reportedly because it contains such potentially “alarming information” as evidence of elevated infant mortality and cancer rates.

People who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats have a higher risk of several types of cancer, including lung cancer and colorectal cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. The work is the first big study to show a link between meat and lung cancer. It also shows that people who eat a lot of meat have a higher risk of liver and esophageal cancer and that men raise their risk of pancreatic cancer by eating red meat.

A new study suggests that the stereotype of city-dwellers getting better medical care than people in rural areas may be incorrect.

 A list of chemicals found in mattresses may be toxic and carcinogenic. Mattress companies laminate or “glue” mattress layers together. Long-term health effects may occur after repeated exposure including cancers, damage to heart, liver, central nervous system and kidneys from Volatile Organic Content (VOC) found in a number of products including Adhesives/Glues.

Skin cancer, one of the most common cancers among Caucasians, is becoming a problem in Asia as sunbathing and tanning salons take off.

It's hard enough being a teenager with acne, without suddenly being told the products you're smearing all over your face could give you cancer. In the US The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics is urging consumers to demand that Clearasil clean up their act and remove potentially harmful ingredients from their products.

"The malignant demon that we all fear is instead the human body’s final cry for help"

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Experts Say Safety Standards For Electromagnetic (EMF) Radiation Are Too Low

PARIS (AFP) - The Pill does not boost a woman’s risk of developing cancer and, for a majority of women, may even reduce that hazard, according to a long-term study published online on Wednesday.

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“We don’t want our children to be a long-term experiment,” say parents concerned over the potential cancer risk of T-comm towers that are in a residential area, and near an elementary school. The lawsuit touches off widespread fears over the effects of electromagnetic radiation.