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Increase in Cancer Rates in People Under 50 Linked to “Accelerated Aging”

by Amber Baker
woman with cancer
Accelerated biological aging may be to blame for rising cancer rates in young people, new research from the Washington University School of ...

MRI Contrast Agent Gadolinium May Deposit and Retain in the Brain

by Natasha Hobley
MRI with contrast
Magnetic resonance images (MRIs) are used to investigate or diagnose conditions that affect soft tissue in the body such as brain tumors, ...

Texas Man and Dairy Cattle Test Positive for Bird Flu

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
avian flu test
A man in Texas has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu after direct exposure to infected dairy cattle. While this is ...

Drinking Water Fluoridation: Is It Safe?

by Natasha Hobley
girl drinking water
Experts have called the practice of adding the chemical compound fluoride to drinking water as “safe and effective” for decades. The U.S ...

Antidepressant Prescriptions for Young Females Dramatically Increased During COVID Pandemic

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
antidepressant capsules
A study recently published in the journal Pediatrics found that antidepressant use in young people 12-25 years old rose 64 percent during ...

Marijuana Use Linked to Higher Risk of Strokes and Heart Attacks

by Amber Baker
Marijuana Use Linked to Higher Risk of Strokes and Heart Attacks
Marijuana use of any kind, including smoking, vaping or consuming edibles, is linked to a higher risk of strokes and heart attacks, ...

FDA Proposes Banning Food Additive BVO

by Natasha Hobley
FDA Proposes Banning Food Additive BVO
Following California’s lead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to ban the food additive brominated vegetable oil (BVO). Toxicology ...

Pancreatic Cancer Increasing More in Young Women Than Men in the U.S. and U.K.

by Rishma Parpia
pancreatic cancer
Data from Cancer Research U.K. (CRUK) showed that, since the 1990s, the rates of pancreatic cancer have significantly risen by up to ...

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