Popular Posts
NIH Scientists Determine How Environment Contributes To Several Human Diseases
Using a new imaging technique, National Institutes of Health researchers have found that the biological machinery that builds DNA can insert molecules into the DNA strand that are damaged as a result of environmental exposures. These damaged molecules trigger cell death that produces some human diseases, according to the researchers. The work, appearing online Nov. […]
Federal Report Says Global Warming Making US Sick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Man-made global warming is making America sicker, and it’s only going to get worse, according to a new federal government report. The 332-page report issued Monday by the Obama administration said global warming will make the air dirtier, water more contaminated and food more tainted. It warned of diseases, such as those […]
Air Pollution Can Mess With Our DNA
Air pollution can make it hard to breathe. It also can increase someone’s blood pressure and heart rate. Those problems are well known. Now research suggests breathing diesel fumes can trigger another toxic change. It can inappropriately turn some genes on, while turning others off. A gene is a segment of DNA that tells cells […]
Air Pollution’s Impact On Cancer Is Grossly Underestimated!
In November last year, an eight-year-old girl became China’s youngest person to get lung cancer. The cause, according to her doctor, was fine particulate matter that accumulated in her lungs and led to malignant changes in her cells. Air pollution has been enveloping Chinese cities in smog, periodically closing schools and businesses, and drastically reducing […]
Cancer “Is Purely Man Made” Say Scientists After Finding Almost No Trace Of Disease In Egyptian Mummies
Cancer is a man-made disease fueled by the excesses of modern life, a study of ancient remains has found. Tumours were rare until recent times when pollution and poor diet became issues, the review of mummies, fossils and classical literature found. A greater understanding of its origins could lead to treatments for the disease, which […]
Pollution: Causing Lung Cancer in China?
Can air pollution cause lung cancer? That’s the question many in China are asking as they snap up face masks to avoid breathing hazardous particles in the country’s often pewter-colored, polluted skies. The answer—like the air—isn’t so clear. Health experts like Wang Ning, deputy director of the Beijing Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, say […]
Is Your Football Team Playing Badly? It May Be Air Pollution
Down the years, professional footballers have blamed a lacklustre performance on many things. Famous explanations have included the ball being too bouncy (Newcastle United); the pitch being too small (Tottenham Hotspur); and the team being forced to play in the wrong colour kit (Manchester United). Now a group of health economists has discovered another reason […]
Exposure To Particulate Air Pollutants Associated With Numerous Cancers
Researchers have found that long-term exposure to environmental pollutants was associated with increased risk of mortality for many types of cancer in an elderly Hong Kong population. The study between the University of Birmingham and University of Hong Kong, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, […]
4 Bottled Waters You Shouldn’t Waste Your Money On
You’d think—you’d hope—that food companies out to make a buck would keep their mitts off something as pure and uncomplicated as water. But alas, the marketplace has become saturated with a range of pricey “improved” waters bearing unproven (and sometimes downright ridiculous) health claims. Here are four to skip.Alkaline Water PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF ALKA VIDA […]
Air Pollution A Leading Cause Of Cancer
The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and is being officially classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency said on Thursday. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited data indicating that in 2010, 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide resulted from air pollution, and said there was […]