leukemia

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• February 28, 2012
  Are Nitrates Pollutants or Nutrients?

  Phytonutrients such as vitamin C prevent the formation of nitrosamines from nitrites, which explains why adding nitrite preservatives to processed meat can be harmful, but adding more vegetables and..
• February 27, 2012
  Bacon and Botulism

  The nitrite preservatives in processed meats such as bologna, bacon, ham, and hot dogs form carcinogenic nitrosamines but also reduce the growth of botulism bacteria, forcing regulators to strike a..
• February 24, 2012
  When Nitrites Go Bad

  Nitrites in processed meat form nitrosamines, a class of potent carcinogens found in cigarette smoke, which may explain why hot dog consumption has been associated with the two leading pediatric..
• January 16, 2012
  Power Plants

  Many of the most powerful drugs in modern medicine's arsenal came from natural products, from penicillin to the chemotherapy agents Taxol® and vincristine.
• April 1, 2011
  Meat & Multiple Myeloma

  Meat consumption may increase one's risk of a variety of blood cancers.
• November 22, 2010
  Hot Dogs & Leukemia

  How much cancer risk can be avoided through lifestyle change?