Miscellaneous

• Radon and Lung Cancer

  Amy Schauers | November 20, 2007 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Some Utah based researchers are urging people who live along the Wasatch Front to have their homes tested for Radon. This is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that can cause 10% of lung cancer even in those who don't smoke.Researchers say that it doesn't matter what the age of your home is. This is because many homes along the Wasatch Front are built on uranium-rich granite. Radon is a gas...

• DC Supreme Court to Rule on Handgun Ban

  Amy Schauers | November 20, 2007 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The Washington DC Supreme Court announced today that they will decide whether or not handguns should be banned in the city. The Supreme Court has not ruled on the scope of the Second Amendment since a 1939 decision. That decision upheld a federal gun control law but did not definitively resolve the constitutional issue. The justices said they would review a precedent-setting ruling by a U.S....

• Death Risk Increased For Overweight Prostate Cancer Patients

  Amy Schauers | November 12, 2007 4:56 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  According to a study led by Dr. Jason Efstathiou from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer who are obese or overweight have a greater risk of death. In fact men who are obese at the time of prostate cancer diagnosis are twice as likely to die as patients with a healthy body mass index.A man is defined as being overweight when he has a body mass...

• Dangers of Energy Drinks

  Amy Schauers | November 07, 2007 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  According to a study by the Wayne State Undergraduate Research Fund, energy drinks can raise blood pressure. This may impact those with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, or those who are taking medication to lower blood pressure. The study also found that energy drinks that equal two cups of coffee may also effect young healthy people. Consumption of two energy drinks a day increased...

• Diet and Exercise Reduce Cancer Risk

  Amy Schauers | November 01, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  International experts reported today that weight, diet and exercise can reduce the risk of cancer. Also, panel member Walter Willett of Harvard University said that research shows mothers who nurse their newborns may reduce their risk of cancer as well. "Our report found convincingly that mothers who breastfeed reduce their own chances of developing pre- and post-menopausal breast cancer. This...

• Colon Cancer Death

  Amy Schauers | October 30, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Researchers released today that vitamin D can reduce colon cancer death. However, researchers found no link between vitamin D and the risk of dying from other types of cancer. Colorectal cancer kills about 50,000 people annually in the United States alone. The researchers said previous research showed that vitamin D may have characteristics that could protect against cancer such as reducing...

• Gynecologist Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

  Amy Schauers | October 25, 2007 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Saudi Arabian gynecologist Samia Al-Amoudi was shocked to learn that she had self diagnosed her own stage three breast cancer last year. Al-Amoudi admits that as she worked with her female patients she encouraged them to have regular mammograms and to do their own self-breast exams but never took these precautions for herself.Al-Amoudi is now determined to help the women of Saudi Arabia. She...

• $23 Million for Pediatric Research

  Amy Schauers | October 24, 2007 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A $23 million dollar gift was announced today to The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. This generous funding was given by the Richard King Mellon Foundation to establish a new institute to research illnesses in children. With this new facility the Children's Hospital expects groundbreaking medical advancement and the public hopes for new treatments in pediatric medicine."With this institute...

• Search Continues For Trapped Utah Miners

  Courtney Mills | August 27, 2007 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The search for the six miners at the collapsed Crandall Canyon Mine goes on near Huntington, Utah, now trapped since August 6th. Families received some measure of satisfaction over the weekend upon discovery that rescue crews had decided to introduce a special camera-outfitted robot for surveying the deep underground.Rescue crews hope that the camera-robot, the same kind used at Ground Zero to...

• Strict Regulations Govern Coal Mining in Utah

  James McConkie | August 23, 2007 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Jim McConkie said today that strict regulations govern coal mining. Coal producers are required to obtain permission to mine from local, state, and federal regulatory entities. Companies are required to provide detailed information about how they intend to mine safely to avoid wrongful deaths and personal injuries to workers.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the...