MONTREAL — The Quebec Health Department wants the thousands of women in the province who have received textured breast implants since 1995 to be warned of a potential cancer risk. The government has asked the province’s hospitals and clinics to contact all patients who received that specific type of implant in the last 24 years… Read More »
The Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday that a number of businesses are offering plasma transfusions from young donors, saying that there is no proven benefit of such transfusions and that the procedures could be risky. “We’re concerned that some patients are being preyed upon by unscrupulous actors touting treatments of plasma from young donors… Read More »
High sugar cereal ads promote obesity in children. (Photo Credits: Pixabay) Children’s exposure to TV ads about high-sugar cereals influences their food intake, which increases their health risks for obesity as well as cancers, warns a research. The study, led by a team from the Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, US, showed that high-sugar cereals… Read More »
Time to get out of the sunShuai Xu, Northwestern University By Alice Klein A miniature wearable sensor has been designed to let you know if you’ve spent too much or too little time in the sun. Excess exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause sunburn, premature skin ageing and skin cancer, while underexposure… Read More »