News articles tagged with 'toxicity' (Page 10)
Breast cancer patients can be treated safely with a 'dose-dense' chemotherapy
— 11 Mar 2008 18:35 | HealthA new pilot study by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) found that breast cancer patients can be treated safely with a 'dose-dense' regimen of standard…
NIH collaborates with EPA to improve the safety testing of chemicals
— 16 Feb 2008 18:11 | HealthTesting the safety of chemicals ranging from pesticides to household cleaners will benefit from new technologies and a plan for collaboration, according to federal scientists from the…
New research finds some wood floor finishes are a likely source of PCB exposure
— 17 Jan 2008 19:58 | HealthA case study to be published in the online open access journal Environmental Health suggests that old wood floor finishes in some homes may be an overlooked source of exposure to the…
Waterborne carbon increases threat of environmental mercury
— 11 Dec 2007 16:47 | EnvironmentMercury is a potent neurotoxin and a worrisome environmental contaminant, but the severity of its threat appears to depend on what else is in the water. Researchers at the University…
Holistic approach to pollution
— 8 Nov 2007 07:15 | EnvironmentA new study suggests that a holistic approach is needed in assessing the potential environmental and health effects of toxic effluent from industry. The study is published today in…