| EarthTalk |
| Wednesday, September 8, 2010 |
| Dear EarthTalk:
OK, so are cell phones emitting dangerous radiation or
not? If so, which phones are safer that others and what do we do to minimize
exposure?
- Luke Alderman, Santa Fe, NM
Dear Luke:
The jury is still out as to whether or not the radiation
emitted by cell phones can cause negative health effects for callers. Mobile
phones emit signals |
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| What women would rather not talk about |
| Wednesday, September 8, 2010 |
| Not only may women be embarrassed to openly discuss one
of the most basic health topics affecting them, but many even believe it's more
socially acceptable to talk about men's health.
That's just one of the eye-opening findings of a new
survey of more than 1,600 North American women, ages 14-35, conducted by Harris
Interactive. Seventy-two percent of women |
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| Prostate cancer touches everyone |
| Wednesday, September 8, 2010 |
| What do Ken Griffey Sr., Nelson Mandela, Colin Powell and
Willie Covington all have in common? Prostate cancer, the most common cancer
among black men.
September is Prostate Health Month, and African-Americans
should take note. In Durham County, the incidence rate for black men was an
average of 79 cases each year from 2002-06, the most recent data |
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| Correct car seat use is crucial |
| Thursday, September 2, 2010 |
| Car accidents remain the leading cause of death and
disability in children in the U.S., even with stricter laws and car seat
education programs that have dramatically decreased the mortality and morbidity
rates in motor vehicle accidents in the last several years.
"Incorrect usage of car seats and child restraints
has played a large role in motor vehicle |
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| Eyelash growth serums - all talk? |
| Wednesday, September 1, 2010 |
| "Please excuse the mess as we try to expand"
was the Facebook status I used a couple of months ago to explain the
uncoordinated look of my eyebrows as I've let them grow out of their manicured
shape. I've been plucking, waxing and threading my eyebrows since my freshman
year in college to get that certain look, and now that I'm in my 30s, they
won't grow |
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| EarthTalk |
| Friday, August 27, 2010 |
| Dear EarthTalk:
I've often cooked canned foods in their own can, things
like condensed milk and mushroom soup. I put the can without opening in the
pressure cooker, cover it with water and let it cook for 30 minutes. The
results are amazing. Is it safe to do that? Can metals leach into my food?
- Mercedes Kupres, via |
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| New treatment for diabetics |
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 |
| There could be comforting news for the approximately 18
million Americans with diabetes and the millions more who may develop it
someday.
Researchers believe they have seen their way clear to
better treatments for diabetic retinopathy, the most common cause of vision
loss in working-age Americans.
The condition damages the small blood vessels in the
eye's |
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| Support for women with metastatic breast cancer |
| Wednesday, August 11, 2010 |
| Facing a diagnosis of breast cancer can be terrifying for
any woman. And that fear is compounded when the diagnosis is metastatic breast
cancer - cancer that has spread beyond the breast. While there is no cure for
metastatic breast cancer, it is treatable and, today, more and more women are
living longer, fuller lives with the disease.
Still, many women |
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