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Low Trace Metal Levels in American Smokeless Tobacco Products Mean No Significant Health Risk by Brad R. Posted Wed 24 Oct 2012 5:13pm I previously discussed a comprehensive chemical analysis of smokeless tobacco products conducted by M.F. Borgerding and colleagues at RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (abstract here ). I focused on the results for tobacco-specific nitrosamines in that post (link here ). Borge ... Read on »

Oil Sands Development: A Health Risk Worth Taking? by Environmental Health Posted Tue 31 Mar 2009 9:00pm Oil Sands Development: A Health Risk Worth Taking? Formal Correction: This article has been formally corrected to address the following errors. Jump to ... Read on »

Health on the Banks of the Rio Grande by Environmental Health Posted Sat 30 Apr 2005 9:00pm Health on the Banks of the Rio Grande Formal Correction: This article has been formally corrected to address the following errors. Jump to Julia R. Barrett Cit ... Read on »

Health Headlines - October 17 by Meredy Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 16 Oct 2008 8:01pm Social Security Benefits To Rise 5.8 Percent in 2009 A 5.8 percent increase in Social Security benefits next year means the average retiree will receive an additional $63 per month, the U.S. government announced Thursday. The increase, based on rises in the Consumer Price Index, is the largest since a 7.4 percent boost in 1982 and more than ... Read on »

Health Headlines - October 17 by Meredy Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 16 Oct 2008 9:46pm Social Security Benefits To Rise 5.8 Percent in 2009 A 5.8 percent increase in Social Security benefits next year means the average retiree will receive an additional $63 per month, the U.S. government announced Thursday. The increase, based on rises in the Consumer Price Index, is the largest since a 7.4 percent boost in 1982 and more than ... Read on »

Impassioned Health Insurance Debate on Linkedin by Dan Dunlop Patient Expert

Posted Sat 20 Feb 2010 12:00am Last week I wrote a blog post drawing attention to a recent news story on ABC News about health insurance firms raking in profits during the recession. The story was based on a report by the advocacy group Health Care For America Now (HCAN). I posted the piece to a number of LinkedIn Groups. It stimulated a lot of discussion – and set off an in ... Read on »

Synthetic Turf: Health DebateTakes Root by Environmental Health Posted Fri 29 Feb 2008 9:00pm Synthetic Turf: Health DebateTakes Root Formal Correction: This article has been formally corrected to address the following errors. Jump to Luz Claud ... Read on »

Harms of Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting by Cancer.gov Posted Wed 27 Oct 2010 9:00pm Harms of Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting Key Points Tobacco smoke is harmful to smokers and nonsmokers (see Questions 1 – 3 ). Cigarette smoking causes many types of cancer, including cancers of the lung, esophagus , larynx (voice box), mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, pancrea ... Read on »

News Alert: Cell Phone Usage Connected to Health Risks by Dina S. Posted Sat 01 Nov 2008 12:00am by Mallory Creveling, beat blogger You may have heard the rumor that too much cell phone usage can lead to brain cancer, which researchers later found untrue, but doctors in London have recently discovered a new cell phone health risk. This time, it’s a skin rash. Skin allergy, according to MSNBC, ca ... Read on »

40 Modern Nonfiction Books Everyone Should Read by MarcAndAngel Patient Expert

Posted Sun 23 Aug 2009 10:55pm

1 Comment I credit a fraction of who I am today to each of these books. Many of these titles challenged my internal status quo, opening my mind to new ideas and opportunities. And together, they gave me a basic framework for living, loving, learning and working successfully. If you haven’t taken the time to read them, do yourself a favor and do so ... Read on »