Live Science — If a 2010 lawsuit filed in California succeeds, coffee sold in the state will be required to carry a warning saying it may increase cancer risk. The basis for this assertion? Coffee contains low levels of a chemical called acrylamide.
BMJ — A new analysis suggests smoking the equivalent of just one cigarette per day increases the risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke more than expected – to about half that of people who smoke 20 cigarettes a day. Read More »
The New England Journal of Medicine — Heart attack risk is up to six times higher in people recently diagnosed with the flu, finds a study conducted by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Public Health Ontario, Canada. Read More »
Berkeley Wellness — The rise of social media has produced a proliferation of product advertisements by paid celebrities, ranging from pills that claim to thicken hair to drinks that cause weight loss. Here are three such claims should give you pause. Read More »
Cancer survivors often experience psychological distress – anxiety, disabling panic attacks, nightmares, and flashbacks – long after treatment is over.
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