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Glaxo to remove zinc from denture cream
The maker of Poligrip denture cream will stop making formulas containing zinc amid lawsuits claiming years of excessive use caused neurological damage and blood problems in consumers, allegedly crippling some.
Continue reading...Chemical BPA Linked to Heart Disease Risk
Friday, January 15, 2010
But the findings don't prove that bisphenol A (BPA) actually causes heart disease -- one scientist even suggests other factors may be at play -- and researchers can't explain why statistics suggest that urinary levels of the chemical dropped by one-third over just two years during the last decade.
Continue reading...Plasticizer may be tied to boys’ breast enlargement
Thursday, December 17, 2009
A report out today points to yet another possible harmful effect of exposure to phthalates — a controversial plastics chemical used widely in the manufacture of consumer products. Researchers from Turkey found higher blood levels of the most commonly used plasticizer, DEHP, in a group of boys with abnormal enlargement of the breasts — a common [...]
Continue reading...How broccoli can protect your arteries
Friday, September 4, 2009
It's long been thought that broccoli is good for your heart, and now British scientists think they know why. Researchers at Imperial College London have found evidence a chemical in broccoli and other green leafy vegetables could boost a natural defense mechanism that protects arteries from the clogging that can cause heart attacks.
Continue reading...Inhibition Of Urinary Bladder Carcinogenesis By Broccoli Sprouts
Saturday, April 26, 2008
The authors of a recent study describe the role of broccoli extract in preventing the formation of bladder cancer in a rat model. They administered daily doses of a freeze-dried aqueous extract of broccoli sprouts to rats who had lab-induced bladder cancer. The broccoli extract decreased the incidence, multiplicity, size, and progression of the chemically induced bladder cancer; the extract caused no histological changes in the bladder.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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