Monthly Archives: November 2009
Source: National Institutes of Health Wide Variety of Bacteria Mapped Across the Human Body By analyzing bacterial communities in and on several people, scientists have begun to create an atlas of bacterial diversity that documents the different types of microbes … Continue reading
Well-done meat intake, heterocyclic amine exposure, and cancer risk.
Zheng W, Lee SA. Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203-1738, USA. wei.zheng@vanderbilt.edu High intake of meat, particularly red and processed meat, has been associated with an increased risk of a number of common cancers such … Continue reading
Secondhand Smoke: Questions and Answers
Resource: National Cancer Institute Key Points Secondhand smoke (also called environmental tobacco smoke) is the combination of smoke given off by the burning end of a tobacco product and the smoke exhaled by the smoker (see Question 1). Of … Continue reading
Confirmed – Secondhand Smoke Causes Heart Attacks
Resource: American Lung AssociationA new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence, has confirmed that exposure to secondhand smoke is a significant cause of heart attacks among nonsmokers. This report underscores … Continue reading