Formaldehyde found in baby clothing
May 22, 2013
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Formaldehyde is a chemical the U.S. government calls a carcinogen, or known cancer-causing chemical, but the substance is not regulated. The test results prompted Sen. Amy...
Nutty finding: Olive oil, nuts can protect your brain
May 21, 2013
| First Coast News -
These nutrients protect against the oxidative damage that can cause heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's. Various studies have shown little benefit from taking vitamins alone...
The Doors' Ray Manzarek dead at 74
May 20, 2013
| First Coast News -
That sound has been silenced with Manzarek's death Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, where, according to the band's Facebook page, the 74-year-old co-founder of one of the 1960s' most influential bands had been hospitalized as he battled bile duct cancer ...
Consumer group flags high SPF ratings
May 19, 2013
| First Coast News -
UVA rays pose the greatest risk of skin cancer and wrinkles. Despite that broader protection, one in seven products reviewed by the watchdog group boasted sun protection factor...
Men struggle with wives' breast cancer in silence
May 19, 2013
| First Coast News -
She was only 25 years old, but she had lost both breasts and her strawberry blond hair to cancer ... during her cancer experience. He had a hard time figuring out when he was...
Men struggle with wives' breast cancer in silence
May 19, 2013
| First Coast News -
She was only 25 years old, but she had lost both breasts and her strawberry blond hair to cancer. Drainage tubes still hung from her chest to remove excess fluid from the...
Toilet paper shortage?
May 18, 2013
| First Coast News -
Anointed by Chavez as his successor before the president died from cancer, Maduro won a close presidential election April 14 against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, who...
Lung cancer mystery
May 24, 2013
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ATLANTA, Georgia (WXIA) -- Samantha Mixon looks and feels great, but she is fighting stage four lung cancer ... Turns out, she had a tumor that formed when the lung cancer ...
Alden Students Join Ride for Roswell in Honor of Fellow Classmates
May 24, 2013
| WGRZ-TV -
ALDEN, NY - Teachers at Alden Middle School could never fully explain why three students had to experience such heartache because of cancer ... Erin Matthewson, 11, twice battled a type of soft tissue cancer ... Tammy Sigurdson died of brain cancer ...
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Can You Be Too Smart for Your Own Good?
May 23, 2013
| Freakonomics Blog
) In this installment, they talk about circadian rhythms (no, not cicada rhythms) and whether modern life is killing us; the incentives for curing cancer; if you can be too...
Tennessee Titans News Links: Crowded Room
May 23, 2013
| Music City Miracles
Linked is a video of a kid who was diagnosed with cancer and was filmed in his final months, living life with his family and friends. Such an inspiration. ...
Empathy explained by David Foster Wallace
May 22, 2013
| Boing Boing
Maybe she's been up three straight nights holding the hand of a husband who is dying of bone cancer. Or maybe this very lady is the low-wage clerk at the motor vehicle...
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