British scientists warned that hair dyes used by women contain chemicals tied to cancer. Home hair coloring kits as well as the hair dyes used at upscale salons pose a danger to health. Chemicals present in permanent hair coloring kits may react with tobacco smoke as well as other pollutants present in the atmosphere to [...] Read more…
Intake of deep-fried foods like French fries, doughnuts, fried fish and fried chicken is associated with a greater risk of prostate cancer. Men who reported having deep-fried foods no less than once a week had greater chances of developing prostate cancer than those who ate such foods monthly once. Researchers, who studied the association between [...] Read more…
Mushrooms are beneficial for diabetic people since they contain negligible amounts of sugar. According to T.N. Lakhanpal at the Himachal Pradesh University, cultivated & wild mushroom species are eaten due to their nutritional value. Loaded with essential nutritional constituents, mushrooms are great for people with diabetes since they hold little or no sugar. The scientist says that [...] Read more…
Scientists have developed a tomato pill called Ateronon, which they believe improves blood flow and boosts flexibility of the arteries by 50% in cardiac patients. The Ateronon pill contains lycopene, a chemical that gives tomatoes a red color, and which breaks down fatty deposits present in arteries. Lycopene, which has been known to unclog blocked arteries, [...] Read more…
According to researchers, energy-saving light bulbs release cancer-causing chemicals. German scientists claim that extended contact with the EU-imposed bulbs may pose a health risk after finding that they emit poisonous substances when switched on. Although it’s common knowledge that if these new “green” bulbs break, unsafe amounts of mercury are discharged, experts have now found [...] Read more…
Do you spend most of your working hours being seated in front of your computer? Well, here’s some bad news. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Australia says that having a sedentary job or sitting for a long time in front of your computer increases the chances of contracting bowel cancer. The study further states [...] Read more…
Sipping a glass of grapefruit juice daily could dramatically boost the effectiveness of certain cancer drugs. Patients taking grapefruit juice with a particular anti-cancer drug derived the very same benefits as they would get from taking more than 3 times of that drug by itself. University of Chicago Medicine researchers said this drug-juice combination could [...] Read more…
