Public health officials’ concerns about the possible dangers of radiofrequency emissions are intensifying as wireless devices proliferate amid a lack of research on the impact.  There have been several studies that indicate that high cell phone use can result in brain damage.   Recent scientific studies have produced evidence linking brain and salivary gland tumors [...]

Studies have found that postmenopausal women who have taken a combined estrogen and progestin hormone replacement therapy have increased their risk of developing progestin-accelerated breast tumors. New researchers finds that the common spice curcumin could reduce this risk.
University of Missouri researchers have found that curcumin, a popular Indian spice derived from the turmeric root, [...]

According to research from the University of Rochester Medical Center, ginger root can be used to ease the nausea in people undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
Ginger is a perennial plant that grows in India, China, Mexico, and several other countries. The rhizome (underground stem) is used as both a spice and in herbal medicine. [...]

Drugs and radiotherapy given for cancer can cause unpleasant side effects such as nausea and vomiting, mouth sores, dermatitis, and menopausal symptoms. Around a third of patients with cancer use complementary therapies, including homeopathic medicines, to try to reduce these side effects. In a systematic review of randomised controlled trials, Cochrane Researchers examined recent evidence [...]

Researchers at North Carolina State University are looking to soy as a way to make traditional canine cancer therapy more effective, less stressful for the dog and less costly for the owners.
Dr. Steven Suter, assistant professor of oncology, and NC State colleagues studied genistein – a molecule found in soy that has been shown to [...]

A new study should add weight to the growing call to increase the cost of smoking.
Blood tests reveal that more than half of non-smoking New Yorkers have elevated levels of cotinine in their blood – meaning that they were recently exposed to toxic second-hand smoke in concentrations high enough to leave residues in the [...]

A small, pilot study in 50 people in Japan suggests that eating two and a half ounces of broccoli sprouts daily for two months may confer some protection against a rampant stomach bug that causes gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer.
Citing their new “demonstration of principle” study, a Johns Hopkins researcher and an international team [...]

Omega-3 fatty acids are at it again when it comes to health. According to new research, Omega-3 appears protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research
“Previous research has shown protection against prostate cancer, but this [...]

Drinking very hot tea can increase the risk of throat cancer
People are advised to wait a few minutes before drinking thaqt great hot cup of tea today according to a new study, published on by the British Medical Journal. The finds that drinking very hot tea (70°C or more) can increase the risk of [...]

Originating from Africa, India, and the Middle East, frankincense oil has been found to have many medicinal benefits. Now, an enriched extract of the Somalian Frankincense herb Boswellia carteri has been shown to kill off bladder cancer cells. Research presented in the open access journal, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, demonstrates that this herb [...]