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MUMMIES, MONEY, MEAT, AND PROSTATE CANCER

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Hannah

The quote tacked onto this week’s report of an Egyptian mummy with prostate cancer hit me like a slap in the logic bone: “… there were no pollutants or modified foods,” the lead scientist said, thus implicating genes. NO MODIFIED … Continue reading →

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ARE POLTERGEIST PESTICIDES STEALING YOUR VITAMIN D?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Hannah

This is a horror movie: People whose bodies are haunted by a higher quantity of certain ancient, antique pesticides are likely to have lower levels of Vitamin D in their bodies. How those pesticides persist is one question; how they … Continue reading →

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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR BURGER: WITH PROSTATE CANCER, OR E.COLI?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Hannah

I think my local barbecue place doomed itself with the policy of serving burgers only well done. Although it’s too late for them, new science supports the universal, sensible, laudable aversion to fully cooked meat: Those who eat it are … Continue reading →

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IF THERE’S ARSENIC IN YOUR WATER, IT MAY BE IN YOUR LUNGS

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Hannah

This is a little weird: Counties where the soil holds a lot of natural arsenic are also counties where there’s extra lung cancer. Normally, we think of arsenic as a water issue. But this study suggests it’s making its way … Continue reading →

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NEW ANTI-CANCER BEVERAGE: SANGTEA-AH!

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Hannah

Both of them make my stomach squirm in spasms of acidity, so I guess it’s cancer for me. But if you can handle them, black tea WITH red wine may maximize your dietary tumor defenses. Science likes to test one … Continue reading →

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