The American Cancer Society told the New York Times it had overstated the benefits of breast cancer screening. Other reports question screening women aged 40 to 50 and the reliability of Pap smears, and a UCLA team found colonoscopies before noon turned up 27 percent more polyps.
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Lifestyle
No-Nonsense Guide to a Naturally Healthy Pregnancy and Baby
Mercola's prenatal advice leads with omega-3 fats, which he calls the single most important dietary influence on prenatal health, citing a 1991 Mayo Clinic study in which all 19 “normal” pregnant women were deficient. He also covers vitamin D, exercise, mercury amalgams and pesticides.
Environment
Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones
Experiments placing cell phones near beehives found the hives collapsed within 5 to 10 days as worker bees failed to return, which researchers attribute to microwave radiation disrupting navigation. Colony collapse disorder began in the U.S. and had spread to most of Europe by 2007.
Drug
Will Anyone in Their Right Mind Actually Buy Into These Three New Vaccines?
Dr. Mercola reviews three contested vaccines: an AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand called modestly effective and since questioned, a Cytos nicotine vaccine that failed to reduce smoking, and an obesity vaccine researchers say could reach market in five years.
Disease
What is COPD?
COPD covers emphysema, chronic bronchitis and some asthma, blocking airflow and causing cough, mucus, wheezing and breathlessness. Cigarette smoking leads the U.S. causes, and the CDC says a simple lung function test can detect the disease in smokers aged 45 and over.
Disease
Key Flu Indicators 11-06-2009
CDC's FluView for October 25-31, 2009: influenza activity stayed high, with doctor visits for influenza-like illness dipping slightly but far above seasonal norms. Hospitalization rates were highest in children under five, and 18 flu-related pediatric deaths were reported that week.
Miscellaneous
National Native American Heritage Month
A history of American Indian Day, from Arthur C. Parker's push through the Boy Scouts and the first observance in New York in May 1916, to Congress designating November 1990 as National American Indian Heritage Month, with proclamations issued every November since 1994.
Miscellaneous
Clotheslines Are Back--and So Are Their Problems
A wry look at line-drying's downsides: sandpaper-stiff towels, sun-bleached shirts, clothes that never dry in humid air or that pick up musty basement odors, and the family's underwear hung out for the neighbors to judge.
Disease
Stiff Nights may dangerously lower blood pressure: FDA
The FDA warns that Stiff Nights, sold as an all-natural dietary supplement, contains sulfoaildenafil, similar to Viagra's active ingredient, which can interact with nitrates and push blood pressure dangerously low. The agency says the product is illegally marketed.
Miscellaneous
Babies Learn Language in the Womb
German researchers recorded 2,500 cries from 60 newborns in French- and German-speaking homes and found that by two to five days old the babies already echoed their parents' melodic patterns, suggesting language development starts in the womb.
Drug
A Review of Four Approved Swine Flu Vaccines’ Ingredients
Mercola says he is not against vaccines but wants ingredients proven safe over the long term, noting thimerosal remains in most multi-dose flu vaccine vials while single-dose vials go to infants under three and pregnant women. He then explains what adjuvants do in a vaccine.
Miscellaneous
The Great Orange Juice Scam
Dr. Mercola argues supermarket orange juice is an industrial product: brands add ethyl butyrate to restore the taste and smell of oranges, a best-before date 60 days out signals heavy processing, and truly fresh juice lasts only a few days. One orange holds more vitamin C than a glass.
Environment
Rocket Fuel Found In Most Powdered Infant Formula
CDC researchers found perchlorate, a rocket fuel component, in 15 brands of powdered infant formula, with the two most contaminated cow's-milk brands accounting for 87 percent of the 2000 US market. Studies describe the chemical as a potent thyroid toxin.
Miscellaneous
Announcement: Drowsy Driving Prevention Week --- November 2--8, 2009
Drowsy driving contributes to an estimated 100,000 crashes and more than 1,500 deaths a year. The CDC notice names commercial drivers, shift workers, people with untreated sleep apnea or narcolepsy, and drivers under 26 as higher risk, and recommends regular sleep schedules and 15 to 20 minute naps.
Miscellaneous
Thankful for the Ability to Give
AICR profiles longtime supporter Doreen Chadbourne, who lost six family members to cancer, has funded three gift annuities, and has named the charity in her will. She credits her mother with teaching her to help others.
Disease
The Diabetes–Cancer Connection
For American Diabetes Month, AICR notes studies suggesting people with diabetes or signs of insulin resistance face higher risk of some cancers, especially colon and pancreatic. A 2006 JNCI study found men with the highest insulin levels nearly three times as likely to develop colon cancer.
Environment
Research Finds BPA in Canned Goods
Consumer Reports found bisphenol-A in the linings of canned tuna, green beans, vegetable soups and Juicy Juice, detecting it in 19 products, some of which claimed to be BPA free. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg promised a decision on how to proceed by month's end.
Disease
Study Reveals Breast Cancer Changes After its Spread
A study in Annals of Oncology of 211 women whose breast cancer had reached the lymph nodes found up to 40 percent of the tumors changed form, which may mean treatment has to change too. Researcher Brett Hall also questions giving tamoxifen to women over 50.
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