Posts tagged cancer

• Health Canada Warns of Actos Bladder Cancer

  Eric Chaffin | May 29, 2012 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsNew York, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  On June 15, 2011, the FDA released a safety announcement warning the public and healthcare professionals that long-term use of the diabetes drug Actos may increase the risk of bladder cancer. The...

• Residents of NJ town at risk for liver/kidney damage, birth defects from contaminated water wells

  Paul Napoli | May 30, 2012 2:05 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  New Jersey environmental and health officials will hold a meeting next week to discuss homes in Passaic County that have water wells contaminated with a dangerous chemical known to cause liver...

• Do You Live Near a Disease Cluster? Of 13 States Reviewed, 42 Disease Clusters Found

  Paul Napoli | March 31, 2011 4:24 AM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  March 30, 2011 Researchers are urging Congress to act after studying thirteen states and finding 42 disease clusters. The report entitled Health Alert: Disease Clusters Spotlight the Need to...

• France and Germany Pull Actos off the Market Due to Bladder Cancer Risk, FDA Still Reviewing

  Paul Napoli | June 10, 2011 11:41 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  June 10, 2011 Regulators in France and Germany yesterday pulled Actos (pioglitazone), the most widely used medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, off the market after a study sponsored by...

• Study Finds Cell Phone Use Stimulates the Brain

  Paul Napoli | February 24, 2011 10:40 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  February 24, 2011 Government researchers have found that cell phone use affects the brain in the region closest to the antenna, but the long-term effects remain unknown. A new study entitled...

• Depo-Provera® injectable birth control may double invasive breast cancer risk

  Paul Napoli | April 07, 2012 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new study shows the risk of developing breast cancer may double for women taking the long-acting injectable birth control Depo-Provera ®. The depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA)...

• Banned contaminated Katrina FEMA trailers housing Gulf oil spill cleanup workers

  Paul Napoli | July 01, 2010 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  July 1, 2010 An article in The New York Times says FEMA trailers used to house residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina, found to contain high levels of formaldehyde that sickened many people, are...

• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Increases Risk of Breast Cancer and Doubles the Risk of Death

  Paul Napoli | October 20, 2010 1:03 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  October 19, 2010 A study has shown that postmenopausal women who take Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) have increased cases of breast cancers, breast cancers that are more aggressive and have...

• How Many Cancer Cases Does it Take to Be Classified a Cancer Cluster?

  Paul Napoli | August 23, 2010 2:00 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  August 22, 2010 In Frederick, MD, a town surrounding Fort Detrick U.S. Army Garrison, residents wonder just how many of them must become a cancer statistic before it is considered a cancer...

• Substances in Products Many Americans Encounter Daily Added to Government Carcinogen List

  Paul Napoli | June 12, 2011 12:40 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  June 11, 2011 Americans may be alarmed to find they are suffering exposure to substances in everyday products that the government added to a list of cancer-causing dangers. The science-based...