Six Chinese citizens have accused FAW-Volkswagen of manufacturing “poisonous” vehicles after people close to them developed leukemia following the purchase of Audi cars from the company. FAW-Volkswagen is a joint venture between the famous German carmaker and China’s state-owned FAW corporation. The company is headquartered in Changchun in Jilin Province, China, and locally manufactures Audi ...
Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has been accused and convicted of having known about the presence of asbestos, a cancer-causing chemical, in their talcum powder and hiding it from the public. Asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder Almost 11,700 people have filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson, alleging that long time use of the ...
According to estimates, about 73 percent of teenagers in the U.S. have a smartphone, with 92 percent of them admitting to spending a good deal of their free time online every day. And as far as the problem of addiction is concerned, it is the children who seem to suffer the most from such usage. ...
Cancers are a major cause of death worldwide. But humans are not the only species affected by cancer; in fact, only a few primitive animals are thought to escape the disease. Furthermore, incidence rates and cancer types differ widely among species. However, how cancer patterns in humans compare to those of other species remains largely ...
A team of scientists has demonstrated a novel technique for targeted chemotherapy delivery directly to tumor cells through gold nanoparticles that can be remotely triggered to release chemotherapy drugs once in the neighborhood of the cancerous cell. The promising method could allow for more targeted and controlled delivery of cancer drugs, potentially improving treatment efficacy ...
Scientists can now show how alcohol increases cancer risk by damaging DNA in stem cells. Previous research has looked at the precise ways alcohol causes cancer; however, it has only been done in cell cultures. In this new research, mice have been used to show how alcohol exposure leads to permanent genetic damage. The study consisted of giving ...
Baked rhubarb crumble could hold the key to new, less toxic cancer drugs, according to UK researchers. Scientists from Sheffield Hallam University and the Scottish Crop Research Institute discovered that baking British garden rhubarb for 20 minutes increased its levels of certain anti-cancer chemicals called polyphenols. These chemicals have antioxidant properties, which have been shown ...
The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon is an ancient Chinese medical text that is still referred to today. Cancer treatments were documented in ancient times and managing cancer was possible. The principles behind traditional Chinese medicine encompass both the traditional Chinese value of moderation when treating illnesses and the practice of coexistence. Dr. Zhou Lizhong, founder of ...
A new and highly effective cancer detection method for detecting tiny tumors and tracking their spread has now been invented. This new cancer detection method has the potential to detect cancer earlier, and also help with a more precise treatment. Using light-emitting nanoprobes, the researchers are hopeful that this new cancer detection method could lead ...
“We found a malignant tumor” is the last thing anyone wants to hear their doctor say, as it is understood to be a terminal condition. Yet CNN has reported cases of people healing cancer through the use of positive thinking. David Seidler won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The King’s Speech in ...