|
|
Percentage of 35 sampled U.S. cities that had hexavalent chromium — the probable carcinogen made famous by the film Erin Brockovich — present in tap water, according to the advocacy and research organization the Environmental Working Group [via The Washington Post]
Shift work may be unavoidable, but a new study suggests that it could wreak havoc with hormones that increase women’s risk of cancer.
Getting healthy doesn’t mean having to overhaul your entire lifestyle.
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
