Archive for September, 2008
EPA Cites, Fines Vector Tobacco for Pesticide Misuse and Safety Issues
September 29th, 2008
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Vector Tobacco Inc. $65,040 for allegedly misusing six pesticides and failing to comply with federal pesticide worker safety laws, the EPA announced today.
Vector Tobacco, a subsidiary of Vector Tobacco Group of Durham, NC, allegedly misused six pesticides during their application at its agricultural research facility in Kekaha, […]
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Parental Warning: Second-Hand Smoke May Trigger Nicotine Dependence in Kids
September 29th, 2008
CiglessBot wrote an interesting post today on
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New study from Canadian researchers published in Addictive Behaviors
Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware – second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children.
The findings are published in the September edition of the journal Addictive Behaviors in a joint study from nine Canadian institutions.
“Increased exposure to second-hand smoke, […]
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A Statement from Lung Cancer Alliance on the Death of Paul Newman
September 29th, 2008
Kabuki wrote an interesting post today on
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PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX — Lung Cancer Alliance President and CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose issued the following statement:
All of us at Lung Cancer Alliance, our Board, our advocates and the patients, families and caregivers we represent, extend our deepest sympathy to the wife and family of Paul Newman.
Mr. Newman was an icon of the American stage and […]
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Without Water We are Nothing
September 26th, 2008
CiglessBot wrote an interesting post today on
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In my travels around the internet today I ran across an exceptionally interesting article that I felt we must share with you.
On a larger scale our planet is fueled by water and without water, our planet could not sustain life.
I think that every human on this planet has been touched by tainted water supplies. We […]
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Since 1878 Reports Confirmed Smoking Was a Health Hazard
September 25th, 2008
robbster wrote an interesting post today on
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1878: Eighty-six years before the U.S. surgeon general issues a report confirming the dangers of smoking tobacco, a letter from English physician Charles R. Drysdale condemning its use appears in The Times of London.
Drysdale, the senior physician to the Metropolitan Free Hospital in London, had already published a book on this subject titled Tobacco and […]
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Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis at Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
September 24th, 2008
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Reuters Health Report
Recently researchers found a link between the risk of lung cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
The article reported that the risk of lung cancer is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, even after taking into account the effects of tobacco and asbestos exposure, according to a case-control study in US military veterans.
Using a Veterans Health […]
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Immune System Biomarkers May Predict Early Lung Cancer
September 16th, 2008
nospam@example.com (Clear the Smoke) wrote an interesting post today on
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A test that uses immune system biomarkers to detect lung cancer can identify the presence of the disease a year before diagnosis, long before a patient experiences any symptoms, according to researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle and the University of Michigan.
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Now, a potential ‘HIV-test’ equivalent for early detection of lung cancer
September 16th, 2008
Debi wrote an interesting post today on
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A team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has confirmed the efficacy of a potential ‘HIV-test’ equivalent for the early detection of lung cancer.The test relies on immune-system signals, much like an HIV test. It can detect the presence of lung cancer a year prior to diagnosis, long before symptoms appear.
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Proteins in blood predict early lung cancer
September 16th, 2008
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Just three tumor proteins can indicate lung cancer as much as a year before symptoms emerge, US researchers said on Monday in a finding that may lead to a blood test for lung cancer within five years.
They said an analysis of blood samples taken from smokers found three proteins or antigens were present in more than half of the people who later developed lung cancer. “The fact that we got a signal like this with just three biomarkers is very significant,” Dr Samir Hanash of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle said in a statement.
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New data backs Transgene’s lung cancer vaccine
September 15th, 2008
nospam@example.com (Clear the Smoke) wrote an interesting post today on
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French biotech company Transgene said on Monday that further clinical results showed the survival benefits of its therapeutic vaccine TG4010 in treating patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
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