An investigation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IRAC) has concluded drinking very hot beverages probably causes cancer of the oesophagus in humans. The investigation did not ...
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Despite the apparent saturation of optical coherence tomography systems in the ophthalmology markets of developed countries, the distinct OCT market for healthcare and life science sectors is still expected to grow from around €500 ...
Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen has partnered with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees to fight skin cancer as the teams official sunscreen. This winter, the Blue Lizard mascot trekked across frozen Chicago and slushy Manhattan napping ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), has been fined $531,000 for alleged Clean Air Act violations at its chemical manufacturing plant in Deepwater, New Jersey. The EPA ...
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Despite the apparent saturation of optical coherence tomography systems in the ophthalmology markets of developed countries, the distinct OCT market for healthcare and life science sectors is still expected to grow from around €500 ...
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Columbia Sportswear Company, a global leader in active outdoor apparel, footwear and accessories, introduces their Summer 2014 collection showcasing the revolutionary ‘Omni-Shade technology. This sun-protection technology, integrated ...
If you really want to motivate teens to use sunscreen, you might try appealing to their vanity. A new study suggests that telling teens about the negative effects of sun exposure on their appearance is more likely to convince them to use ...
More than a third of all Americans -- and nearly six out of 10 U.S. university students -- have used indoor tanning, despite widespread knowledge that the devices contribute to skin cancer risk, a new study finds. Researchers at the ...
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A common surgery for non-melanoma skin cancer, known as Mohs surgery typically achieves excellent results but can be a long process, as the surgeon successively removes the area of concern until the surrounding tissue is free of cancer. To ...
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A team made up of university chemists, art conservationists and research scientists with the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., has discovered a new way to reveal three dimensional details of paintings. In their paper published in ...
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Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests. Research carried out at the Universities of Southampton ...
President Nixon funded research to wage a war on cancer, a long battle that we're still fighting today. While the last 40 years haven't brought us a cure, we have made some meaningful progress in developing tools and knowledge to take a ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Mekinist for use with another drug, Tafinlar, to treat advanced melanoma that is spreading or cannot be removed by surgery. Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, ...
The drugs Mekinist and Tafinlar were approved for combination treatment of advanced melanoma skin cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. The two medicines "are the first drugs approved for combination treatment of ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mekinist, or trametinib, in combination with Tafinlar, or dabrafenib, to treat patients with advanced melanoma. Dr. Richard Pazdur, director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products ...
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