A public-health advocacy group is on a mission to get caramel coloring banned from soda on the grounds that it may cause cancer.
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Teen Wishing to Donate to Locks of Love Is Suspended for Violating School’s Hair Policy for Boys
J.T. Gaskins says his Michigan high school should amend its policy to allow boys to grow their hair long for charitable causes.
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Why Teens Sunbathe More, Use Sunscreen Less
Most young teens aren’t getting the message about sun safety, a new study in Pediatrics suggests.
Life Expectancy: Another Way New Yorkers Are Better
New Yorkers aren’t exactly known for their zen, health-promoting lifestyles, but new data show that life expectancy for city residents now surpasses the rest of the U.S. How did that happen?
The Truth About Vitamin D
Vitamin D has been touted as a magic bullet, protecting against bone fractures, heart disease and even cancer. Now, a government group takes a closer look at the data.
Why Cancer Screening May Not Be a Good Idea for the Elderly
Our risk of cancer rises dramatically as we age — cancer is, after all, a disease of aging, a consequence of our increasing longevity. So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors — or doesn’t it?
A Gene Test to Identify Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancers
Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other reproductive cancer, largely because there is little doctors can do to prolong women’s lives after they are diagnosed. Surgery can remove the most obvious growths and chemotherapy …
Study: Drinking Coffee May Lower Cancer Risk in Women
Java junkies have another reason to love their morning cup: researchers say that drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of endometrial cancer among women.
When Your Doctor Is a Rock Star: Oncologists Make Music for Cancer
If there is an upside to having gynecological cancer, it may involve bragging that your doctor is a rock star — and meaning it.
Is Nicotine a ‘Gateway’ to Cocaine Addiction (and Cancer)?
Some have claimed that tobacco and alcohol are “gateway” drugs that people use before turning to illicit substances. While causal conclusions are hard to draw, at least one new study in mice shows that smoking may indeed increase …
Why the Latest Study on Cell Phones and Brain Cancer Won’t Be the Last Word
Proving a negative in science is really, really hard — and that may well be the task that researchers trying to evaluate the potentially carcinogenic effects of cell phone use may have before them.
Study: Gulf Seafood Unsafe for Pregnant Women and Children?
Is Gulf seafood safe to eat? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the green light following the BP oil spill that dumped nearly 5 million barrels of crude off the coast of Louisiana last year, but now an environmental …