Norman Smith was within two months of receiving a liver transplant when the same hospital that prescribed him the pot de-listed him. Now, he may die as the result.
Brett Israel, Environmental Health News. September 16, 2011.
Research has turned up troubling findings about toxic chemicals in tattoo inks, including phthalates, metals, and hydrocarbons that are carcinogens and endocrine disruptors.
BP used over 1.8 million gallons of dispersant during the three-month long oil leak that gushed 4.9 million barrels of crude oil from the Macondo well.
Hitchens underwent waterboarding to experience the torture of terror suspects -- now dying of cancer, he could help the cause of psychedelic research with a dose of psilocybin.
I was 31-years-old when diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Thanks to treatment, I had less than zero sex drive. Here's how I got it back.
Tens of thousands of sick people throughout California find relief from scores of ailments by using cannabis because this plant has so many healing qualities.
Despite signs that they may cause cancer, food manufacturers continue to pour about millions of pounds of synthetic dyes into the American food supply every year.
Already linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, red meat was found by a team of US researchers to be a possible cause of bladder cancer.
While all tobacco use can be harmful, it is indisputable that people addicted to nicotine are better off using smokeless tobacco than inhaling it into their lungs.
Marla Cone, Environmental Health News. May 6, 2010.
Obama was advised to help "remove the carcinogens and other toxins from our food, water, and air that needlessly increase health care costs, cripple our nation's productivity."
Emissions from this one reactor exceeded a hundred-fold the radioactive contamination of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki according to a new book.
Gordon Shelter, Environmental Health News. March 31, 2010.
Sun exposure has always been considered the driving force behind rising rates of melanoma. But long-term use of pesticides may be an important factor, too.
The nuclear industry wants us all to pay hundreds of billions for the joy of living downwind from still more 3 Mile Islands for which they intend to assume no liability.
Mike Meno, Marijuana Policy Project. March 14, 2010.
Joseph Casias, 29, has an inoperable brain tumor. Last November, Walmart fired him after 5 years on the job because he tested positive for (legal) marijuana.
At least 27 of America's 104 aging atomic reactors are known to be leaking radioactive tritium, which is linked to cancer if inhaled or ingested through the throat or skin.
