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On February 24, 2023 CNN reported about research that demonstrated how marijuana affects your heart. Dr. Ishan Paranjpe is a resident physician at Stanford University who conducted this study. It has not been published yet, as the findings will first be presented on March 5, 2023 at t

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March 15, 2023

by Ray Schilling

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cardiovascular risk, coronary artery disease, heart attacks, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, irregular heartbeats, marijuana, mendelian randomization, obesity, type 2 diabetes

A drinking water study found that toxin contaminated drinking water affects millions in the US. The study was published Oct. 14, 2020 in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Medical News today published an easier to understand version of it on Oct. 30, 2020. Details of the

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November 25, 2020

by Ray Schilling

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drinking water study, kidney cancer, non-stick pans, oral chlorella, pfas, pfoa, polyfluoroalkyl substances, reverse osmosis, testicular cancer, toxin contaminated drinking water

A new study in the US showed that hair dyes and straighteners may cause breast cancer. The study was conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and published on Dec. 4, 2019. 46,709 black and white women were enrolled in the study. The participants aged 35–74 were c

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January 29, 2020

by Ray Schilling

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breast cancer, dark-colored hair dye, frequency of applications, hair dyes, hair straightener, hispanic women, light-colored hair dyes, salon professional, sister study, straighteners

A Guelph research group has detected that an avocado compound can improve diabetes. They isolated avocatin B (AvoB), a fatty acid oxidation inhibitor. Researchers tested this first on mice. They fed mice a high fat diet for 8 weeks; half of them were fed avocatin B, the other half not

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November 27, 2019

by Ray Schilling

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avocado compound, avocatin b, clinical trials, diabetes, fatty acid deposits, incomplete mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, insulin sensitivity, mitochondria, muscle samples, obesity

The JAMA network has released a pilot study on May 6, 2019 examining sunscreen in the blood stream. The researchers chose 24 black volunteers for that study. Four common chemicals used in sunscreen products were applied to the skin and blood tests were subsequently taken. The question

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May 22, 2019

by Ray Schilling

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avobenzone, blood tests, clinical trials, creams, safe levels, safe zone, sprays, sunscreen, sunscreen lotions, sunscreen products

Some chemicals in the environment break down slowly, and as a result they become chemicals with consequences. There is a group of such persistent chemicals, perfluoroalky substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS for short. They have a strong bond between fluorine and a carbon

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March 28, 2019

by Ray Schilling

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chemicals in the environment, cleaning products, drinking water, firefighting foam, food packaging, perfluoroalky substances, pfas, polyfluoroalkyl substances, teflon non-stick products, water repellents

When a substance that causes cancer was found in a European heart medication, people asked “can we trust our medications?” Tests results are out: in many European countries Valsartan, a heart medication shows contamination with a cancer causing substance. About 2300 samples went to 22

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September 05, 2018

by Ray Schilling

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carcinogen, consumer, fda, heart medication, impurities, manufacturing process, n-nitrosodimethylamine, pharmaceutical industry, quality control labs, valsartan

If you eat organic fruit and vegetables, you likely are familiar with the dirty dozen among fruit and vegetables. Each year the Environmental Working Group is publishing the latest information about the most polluted fruit and vegetables. Here is the latest 2018 list of the “dirty doz

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May 02, 2018

by Ray Schilling

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avocados, buy organic corn, dirty dozen, environmental working group, fruit and vegetables, genetically modified, organic fruit and vegetables, safe to eat fruit and vegetables, strawberries, sweet bell peppers

A recent publication showed that pesticides in foods affect women’s fertility. The study was based on this publication. It found that the more women consumed fruit and vegetables contaminated with pesticides, the more there were health concerns. This affected predominantly women, thei

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November 29, 2017

by Ray Schilling

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children, Density gradient centrifugation, fertility, fetus, fruit and vegetables, health concerns, men’s fertility, organic crops, pesticides, women

Cancer Producing Chromium-6 In Drinking Water

News came out that the EPA (Environmental Protective Agency) did multiple measurements in drinking water samples throughout the US. This happened between 2012 and now and they found cancer producing chromium-6 in drinking water. History of cancer producing chromium-6 in drinking water

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October 12, 2016

by Ray Schilling

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chromate pigments, chromium-6, drinking water, filter systems, leather goods, lung cancer, reverse osmosis, shoes, water samples, welding stainless steel

How Marijuana Affects your Heart

Toxin Contaminated Drinking Water Affects Millions in the US

Hair Dyes and Straighteners May Cause Breast Cancer

An Avocado Compound Can Improve Diabetes

Sunscreen In The Blood Stream

Chemicals With Consequences

Can We Trust Our Medications?

The Dirty Dozen Among Fruit And Vegetables

Pesticides in Foods Affect Women’s Fertility

Cancer Producing Chromium-6 In Drinking Water

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