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Dangerous chemicals in food wrappers likely migrating to humans: study

University of Toronto scientists have found that chemicals used to line junk food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags are migrating into food and being ingested by people where they are contributing to chemical contamination ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

HPV vaccines may reduce a wide range of genital diseases

High-coverage human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations among adolescents and young women may result in a rapid reduction of genital warts, cervical cell abnormalities, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Cost-effectiveness research needs to be considered in developing new medical technology

Cost-effectiveness analysis should play a bigger role in the American health care system, argued a University of Chicago researcher Friday at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

HPV test beats Pap for cervical cancer screening

Two big studies suggest possible new ways to screen healthy people for cervical or prostate cancers, but a third disappointed those hoping for a way to detect early signs of deadly ovarian tumors.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Study shows Hodgkin lymphoma survivors lack post-treatment screening for other cancers

A population-based study of 2,071 Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors over 15 years has discovered that while many survivors had multiple X-rays and CT scans years after treatment was finished, they often did not receive recommended ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hmong-American Women Far Less Likely to Get Pap Test

The Asian-American community of Hmong women in California carries a stunning burden of cervical cancer and resulting mortality four times as high as non-Hispanic white women in California do.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0