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Volume 11, No. 12

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Health

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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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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