Tanning bed regulations heat up over cancer concerns
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010If you are a fan of tanning beds, then pay attention to this one. Tanning beds may come under tighter regulation soon, since some studies link them to cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and members of Congress are scrambling to protect you from tanning salons and exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. “To [...]
Report: 40% of cancers are preventable
Thursday, February 4th, 2010According to experts about 40% of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections. That sounds like common sense, except for the vaccines which I disagree about. At any rate, to mark World Cancer day on Thursday, officials at the International Union [...]
Could Magnetic Discs Kill Cancer Cells?
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Doctors may have discovered an unlikely tool to kill cancer cells. Strange as it sounds, tiny magnetic discs, too small to be seen by the naked eye may be just the thing. When I say small, I mean small. The discs are just 60 billionths of a meter thick. The “nanodiscs” are made of an [...]
Phone calls help cancer patients
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009If you leave a patient alone in a room they will wither, much like a plant, while if that patient has social interaction they will perk up like a plant that has been watered. It’s common sense. So asking nurses to reach out to people who have advanced cancer, even if just by phone, can [...]
Tiny “bees” target tumors
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009“Nanobees,” are not insects. They’re tiny particles designed to destroy cancer cells by delivering a synthesized version of a toxin called melittin that is found in bees. “Melittin, which would otherwise result in substantial destruction of your red blood cells and other normal tissues if it were delivered intravenously alone, is completely safe when it’s [...]
