Tobacco firms researched the lethal radioactive substance polonium – present in cigarettes – over a 40-year period but never published the results. Polonium proved to cause lung cancer in lab animals.
A recent survey showed that people in rich and poor countries alike are more willing to believe that factors out of individual control, like air pollution, rather than life-style choices (like heavy eating and drinking of alcohol), are the main culprits in the development of cancer.
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSLP71562620080827?feedType=nl&feedName=ushealth1100
Did you know that diabetes can cause damage to your blood vessels? The good news is, according to a research study, eating broccoli could reverse the damage, at least the one caused on heart blood vessels.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7541639.stm
This article exposes some of the reality behind the food industry. For example, it explains that some restaurants serve chicken that although it looks natural, it consists of parts of other chicken breasts mashed together into a single, chicken-breastlike block.
http://www.slate.com/id/2160284/
According to a report, “…Fast-food restaurants, in an attempt to boost profit margins, have eliminated smaller drink sizes and added even larger sizes. The authors believe these policies have led to a 15 percent increase in the consumption of these high-calorie drinks.”
http://www.physorg.com/news138629694.html
Not genetically modified, but NANO-technologically modified food: You might be eating it without knowing.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/11/2186232.htm
A nice way to help the environment.
http://www.thegreenoffice.com/content/view/102/127
http://www.wecansolveit.org/content/pages/320/
The blood-red Dior lipstick was among dozens of lipsticks found to contain lead. Exposure to lead can result in intellectual and behavioral problems, kidney damage, infertility and miscarriage, among other problems. The average woman ingests about 9.9 lbs of lipstick in a lifetime!
Read more here: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/poison-kiss-lead-alert/2008/07/19/1216163229734.html
And…Here is a good site that sells toxic-free cosmetics: http://100percentpure.com/
And… here is a pdf with a list of brands and their lead content: http://www.boston.com/news/daily/11/poison_kiss_final1.pdf
Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, warned his faculty and staff: Limit cellphone use because of the possible risk of cancer. Furthermore, he said that children should use cellphones only for emergencies because their brains are still developing.
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-07-23-cancer-cellphone_N.htm?csp=34