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Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Cell Phone Causes Cancer Lawsuit

Convinced that a nine-year cell phone habit led to his brain cancer, neurologist Chris Newman, M.D., has filed an $800 million lawsuit in Baltimore against his cell phone's maker and several other telecommunications companies.

In Newman's case, his lawyer has said, "it's really not a question at all" whether the cancer is cell phone-related. The evidence, she says: Newman's own doctors made the connection between his long-time cell phone use and his tumor, which is positioned in "the exact anatomical location where the radiation from the cell phone emitted into his skull."

"We don't see a risk looking at currently available data," says David Feigal, M.D., director of FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "But we need more definite answers about the biological effects of cell phone radiation, and about the more complicated question of whether mobile phones might cause even a small increase in the risk of developing cancer."

from fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/600_phone.html

As far as I am concerned, when i make a cell phone call, i can physically feel a throbbing and buzzing in my temple. For that matter, any buzzing, audible or not, polutes the air we live in.

Sanguinarine from Bloodroot Fights Cancer with Toothpaste

The surprise finding was presented Oct. 19 at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Seattle. Sanguinarine, an alkaloid present in the bloodroot plant, has been shown to enhance production of proteins that induce the death of cells damaged by ultraviolet-B radiation.

"This natural compound may protect skin from cells that acquire the genetic damage caused by UV radiation from advancing toward cancer," lead researcher Nihal Ahmad, an assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Wisconsin, said in a prepared statement.
Cells pretreated with sanguinarine were 49 percent to 66 percent more likely to die off after exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation than were untreated cells, Ahmad found.

from healthscout.com/news/1/521824/main.html

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Breast Cancer and Antiperspirant Deodorant

Men are about 100 times less likely than women to develop breast cancer. This is because they have about 100 times less breast tissue. Hormonal factors also play a role.

"There is absolutely no scientific evidence that anti-perspirants cause or even increase a woman's risk for breast cancer," said Debbie Saslow, PhD, director of breast and cervical cancer for the American Cancer Society. "Unfortunately the 'leading' risk factors for breast cancer are things that women cannot do anything about: being a woman, aging, and having a personal or family history of breast cancer."

This may be true for now... BUT what is going to motivate the AMA or the ACS to research the relationship between Breast Cancer and Antiperspirants when one of the largest donors to the American Cancer Society is Proctor and Gamble? the makers of Sure Antiperspirant... hmmm... fox.. henhouse???

Organic Sweetener Stevia Zylitol Agave Nectar

3 Organic Sweetener: Stevia Zylilol Agave Nectar
USA Organically grown barley, sprouted, kiln roasted, and cooked - an ancient process using only the grain's own enzymes created in the sprouting process, and the knowledge and care of artisan maltsters. A clean tasting, 'slow burning' source of complex carbohydrate. A more intelligent sweetener.

If you've ever tasted stevia, you know it's extremely sweet. In fact, this remarkable noncaloric herb, native to Paraguay, has been used as a sweetener and flavor enhancer for centuries. But this innocuous-looking plant has also been a focal point of intrigue in the United States in recent years because of actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Xylitol is a wood sugar that is a white, crystalline, natural carbohydrate, and in the last century was given the name xylitol to clearly distinguish it not only from other natural sugars, but likewise from synthetic sweeteners too. The Finnish name for it is "koivusokeri", which means birch sugar, because the best way to harvest xylitol in volume is from birch trees. Xylitol comes from renewable resources in keeping with modern global ecological standards.

Quoted from http://www.nutballz.com/

http://organic.telepotence.com
Rats fed partially hydrogenated fish oils showed a proliferation of peroxisomes in the liver (these are subcellular organelles which provide additional oxidation capacity and are indicative of increased free radical formation).
http://www.jlr.org/cgi/content/abstract/35/7/1241

Margarine Polyunsaturated Oils and Cancer Melanoma Trans Fatty Acid

http://organic.telepotence.com

The American Heart Association recommends Margerine over Butter. http://www.healthcastle.com/butter-or-margarine.shtml This is either because they know that HEART CANCER is RARE or because they are wrong again.

I had an opportunity to speak with a PhD in Bio-Chemical Engineering in 97. I specifically asked if Margerine was "BAD for YOU" his answer was long. It was also very detailed. BUT the bottom line was the when you make a liquid oil solid by hydrogenating it, it takes on chemical characteristics that the human body is not familiar with. So this means that we dont have the enzymes to digest or process margarine. As far as research, he specifically told me that the Margarine molecule simply gets stuck in the body and cannot be broken down. Me personally, proven or NOT, i dont eat stuff that i cant digest.